July 30, 2023 Bolivian Indigenous group declares local emergency to counteract gold mining cooperatives’ actions The Indigenous Peoples of La Paz Central Group issued a local state of emergency following an attempt by gold mining co-ops to modify the zoning of protected areas.
July 30, 2023 Chile’s Supreme Court awards $1.4 million to 31 of the 33 miners trapped in 2010 The Supreme Court ruling states that the National Geology and Mining Service and the Labour Directorate failed to comply with its legal obligation of conducting proper precautionary inspections.
July 27, 2023 Vale to sell 13% stake in base metals unit for $3.4 billion Vale Base Metals is expected to invest $25-30 billion in new projects across Brazil, Canada and Indonesia over the next decade.
July 27, 2023 Children living in cobalt-rich areas in the DRC show poor educational outcomes – study Research shows that children who work in cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not achieve the same level of education as those living in other parts…
July 27, 2023 Teck cuts copper guidance on lower output at QB2 QB2 is the first step in Teck’s plan to grow its copper footprint and implies extending the aging deposit’s life by 28 years.
July 26, 2023 Adventus, Salazar on track to get environmental licence for Ecuador copper-gold project The project partners are expecting the El Domo environmental licence to be approved by the second half of 2023.
July 26, 2023 Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
July 26, 2023 Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
July 25, 2023 De Beers $2.3bn Venetia mine expansion yields first diamonds De Beers stopped its 30-year open pit mining operations at Venetia last year to transition to the underground section of the mine.
July 24, 2023 Los Andes Copper signs $20 million royalty deal with Ecora Resources Prefeasibility study released in February 2023 demonstrated a 26-year open pit operation at 136,000 t/d.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to Ar Rjum mine The order includes process electrification, field instrumentation and automation. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
