Brazil-based mining company Vale has received an environmental licence to expand its Carajás open pit mine in the state of...

Mining workers at Antamina copper mine in Peru have decided to proceed with a proposed strike from Monday, after talks...

Three of the 12 mining workers, who were trapped after a coal mine collapsed in the north-western state of Antioquia,...

Anglo American has started shipping first the iron ore produced from its Minas-Rio project in Brazil to customers in China....

Canada-based Kinross Gold has signed a deal with Fortress Minerals, a division of the Lundin Group, to sell its 100%...

Another mine spill has been reported in Mexico, which has poured around 11,000t of toxic material into the country's rivers....

Brazil-based iron ore producer MMX Mineracao & Metalicos' subsidiary, MMX Sudeste Mineracao, has filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in...

China-based mining firm MMG is planning to invest between $2.7bn and $3.2bn in completing the construction of its Las Bambas...

Newmont Mining has started construction on its $1bn Merian Gold project in Suriname, South America.   Located around 40 miles...

Anglo American is reportedly planning to sell its $1bn worth of copper assets in Chile by the end of this...