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Mining giant Anglo American has received a licence from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to start production at the Minas-Rio iron...

Anglo American gains environmental approval for slurry pipe at Minas Rio in Brazil

Mining giant Anglo American has received approval from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to operate a slurry pipe at its Minas...

Escondida copper mine workers union call for strike in Chile

A labour union at Chile's Escondida copper mine Sindicato No. 1 has called for a strike from 22 to 24...

Grupo Mexico to spend $151m on toxic spill clean-up at Buenavista copper mine

Grupo Mexico and its subsidiaries have agreed to spend $151m to clean-up the toxic spill at its Buenavista del Cobre...

ABB to deploy automation and electrical equipment at Vale’s Carajas mine in Brazil

Swiss engineering firm ABB has secured a $103m contract from Brazilian mining giant Vale to supply and install electrical and...

Strike action forces Shougang Hierro Peru to halt iron ore production

The on-going strike by workers of Shougang Hierro Peru mine, a unit of China's Shougang Group, has forced the company...

Chile imposes $4.5m fine on Anglo American Sur for environmental violations

The Chilean environmental regulator SAM has imposed a $4.5m fine on Anglo American Sur, a subsidiary of London-based Anglo American,...

Freeport halts Candelaria mine sale negotiation over Chilean tax uncertainty

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold has halted negotiations with Canada's Lundin Mining over the proposed sale of its Candelaria copper mine...

Five missing and 22 rescued from collapsed mine in Nicaragua

An urgent search operation is underway to free five miners who became trapped in an unlicensed gold and silver mine...

Chilean mining industry to invest $105bn over a decade, Cochilco says