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

MMG to invest $3bn in Las Bambas copper mine construction in Peru

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

Newmont begins work on $1bn gold mining project in Suriname

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

Anglo American may sell $1bn of copper assets in Chile

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

Chile Supreme Court halts Goldcorp’s El Morro mine development

Chile's Supreme Court has halted the development of Goldcorp's El Morro gold and copper mine and told the company to...

Lundin Mining to buy Freeport’s 80% stake in Chilean copper mine for $1.8bn

Canada-based Lundin Mining has signed a deal to buy Freeport-McMoRan's 80% stake in the Candelaria / Ojos del Salado copper...

US court upholds 20-year ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon

A US federal court has upheld the 20-year uranium mining ban on one million acres of land near the Grand...

Anglo American gets licence for Minas-Rio iron ore mining project in Brazil

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