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Alcoa’s workers accept offer, ‘exhausted’ from 18-month dispute

Alcoa last week said it expects the smelter to be fully operational within 10 months if the offer was accepted.

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 1:06 pm

Australia predicts 50% drop in iron ore price by 2021

Iron ore price sets fresh 5-and-a-half year high Tuesday, but the good times won't last, says the Australian government's chief economist.

Frik Els | July 2, 2019 | 12:58 pm

Police swarm gold rush mountain as Ecuador declares emergency

The Buenos Aires area is part of a concession owned by Canada’s Hanrine. It lies just south of Cascabel, where SolGold PLC is seeking to build a major copper, silver and gold mine.

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 12:26 pm

Fatality at McEwen’s Gold Bar mine due to natural causes, not mining related

The MSHA's findings confirm the company's preliminary analysis, which suggested that the truck driver may have suffered a medical emergency.

Jackson Chen | July 2, 2019 | 12:05 pm

B2Gold sells Nicaraguan mines to Calibre for $100m

The El Limon and La Libertad mines have produced more than 1.4 million ounces of gold since 2010.

Jackson Chen | July 2, 2019 | 11:14 am

German lender pulls out of coal as Merkel vows greener finance

KfW Group will no longer finance the exploration or mining of coal or lend to coal power plant projects.

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 9:39 am

RANKED: World’s top copper mines

BHP's Escondida continues to lead the way as the top copper operation on the planet.

Jackson Chen | July 2, 2019 | 9:19 am

Illegal miners defy eviction from Glencore’s Congo project

Last week's accident, which briefly sent Glencore's shares tumbling 7%, underscored foreign investors' exposure to illegal mining activity on their properties.

Reuters | July 2, 2019 | 9:06 am