October 22, 2013

Insiders light fire under Belo Sun, shares rocket 44%

Brazil's largest gold project under development in the Amazon gets a green light from the markets.

October 21, 2013

BHP’s iron ore business shoots the lights out

World's biggest miner ups iron ore production 23% after 35mtpa Jimblebar project comes in six months ahead of schedule.

October 21, 2013

Thousands march against large-scale mining in Uruguay

About 2,000 people rallied in Uruguay’s capital, demanding the government to stop London-based Zamin Ferrous's $3 billion Valentines iron ore mine and other major projects.

October 18, 2013

Chile’s Collahuasi boosts Anglo American results, logs copper record

Anglo's Collahuasi copper mine more than doubled output to 63,600 tonnes, way above analysts’ expectations.

October 17, 2013

Fortuna Silver bumps reserve estimates by 22%

Inferred resources at San Jose Mexican mine increase by 39%.

October 16, 2013

SLIDESHOW: The giant copper pit Chile is betting the future on

Codelco is gearing up to build one of the world's largest open pit mines high in the Andes to extend its operations through 2085.

October 16, 2013

The giant copper pit Chile is betting its future on

Since nationalization in July 1971 Codelco has boosted Chile's state coffers by more than $100 billion.

October 16, 2013

The giant copper pit Chile is betting its future on

Located in Los Andes in the Valparaíso Region of Chile, the existing mine opened in 1970, combining surface (Sur Sur) and underground (Rio Blanco) mining.

October 16, 2013

The giant copper pit Chile is betting its future on

Central control room at the existing mine. The cost of the Andina 244 project is pegged at $6.8 billion and target date for completion is 2020.

October 16, 2013

Analysts’ ideas of the week – Iron ore continued

Even the world’s largest iron ore producer, Vale, stated last week that they expect the iron ore market will be in a supply surplus position in 2015.