Anglo will keep drawing interest from rivals primarily because of its Collahuasi, Quellaveco and Los Bronces mines in Chile and Peru, with rich copper deposits making them longer life assets.

Australia said Friday it had agreed to boost Solomon Islands' police force with a multi-year funding, training and infrastructure package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with ...

Oprah pulled off a surprise for best friend Gayle King's 70th birthday that was so good, she was afraid the "CBS Mornings" co-host would have a heart attack. On Friday night, Oprah convinced King ...

Ms King, who is chief executive of the awards which celebrates and elevates black music in the UK, said her diagnosis is something she "never saw coming" and she is "still processing this ...

The International Labour Organization estimates more than 1 million children work in mines and quarries worldwide, a problem particularly acute in Africa, where poverty, limited access to ...

But it’s led to exploitation of children who are often poor and take work in small, illegal mines to support themselves and their families. The Associated Press recently traveled to the deep ...

“Going to the mines is a roll of the dice,” she says. “The women are seriously humiliated there. They may be slapped in the face and yelled at. “I was sleeping in my bedroom and a guy ...

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon predicted next year will kick off a boom in dealmaking – and said credit should go to President-elect Donald Trump’s “pro-growth” policies. The 62-year-old ...

Two planned mineral sands mines in western Victoria have received approvals for environmental plans. Farmers near Swan Hill and Horsham say the Victorian government has ignored their concerns.

Most of its coal mines and refineries have closed. Half its young people have left. Its pension coffers are heavily in the red, with roughly a third of its population 60 or above.

(Bloomberg) -- Boliden AB agreed to acquire zinc and copper mines in Portugal and Sweden from Lundin Mining Corp. for as much as $1.52 billion, in a deal that bolsters supplies for its smelters at a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Boliden AB agreed to acquire zinc and copper mines in Portugal and Sweden from Lundin Mining Corp. for as much as $1.52 billion, in a deal that bolsters supplies for its smelters at ...