SANTIAGO – Chile will produce just under 5.6 million metric tons of copper this year, up 0.8% from 2016, as the recent strike at the giant Escondida mine wiped out much of an expected increase […]
SANTIAGO – A historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, will have less of an impact in the country’s overall annual production that originally […]
SAN SALVADOR – The smallest country in Central America – El Salvador – has approved a law prohibiting all metal mining in an attempt to protect the environment and natural resources, becoming the first country […]
TORONTO – Two of Canada’s biggest gold companies – Barrick and Goldcorp – are creating a new joint venture to advance several mining projects clustered in northern Chile. The joint venture will be owned equally […]
Chilean workers have ended a 43-day strike at the world’s biggest copper mine. The stoppage by some 2,500 workers at the Escondida mine began on Feb. 9 over demands for a bonus payment, a salary […]
The labor union at the world’s largest copper mine, BHP Billiton’s Escondida in Chile, called a fresh offer of talks by management to end a 39-day strike “manipulative.” The union told Reuters on Sunday that […]
Chile’s Escondida has agreed to meet with its union and made changes to its contract offer, it said on Friday, a move that could herald the first real sign of a breakthrough in a strike […]
TORONTO — Thousands of investors, analysts, mining executives, prospectors, geologists, government officials and students have thronged the annual PDAC Convention – the world’s largest industry event. Attendance at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s […]
Representatives of Chilean state mining firm Enami is is Canada this week to seek partners to boost medium scale projects. The meetings will take place at the 2017 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Summit. […]
TORONTO — The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, announced the renewal of the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) for one year, along with the maintenance of the flow-through share system, during his address […]
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