October 30, 2022

Brazil’s president-elect Lula vows greener mining

Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected this Sunday, winning over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. 

October 30, 2022

Peruvian Indigenous community wants to become a shareholder in Las Bambas mine

The Huancuire community wants to apply the Indigenous concept of ‘waqui,’ or win-win, when it comes to its relationship with Chinese miner MMG and its Las Bambas copper mine.

October 28, 2022

RANKED: The world’s top 10 most valuable base and precious metal mines

Ranking is topped by a polymetallic mine in Russia’s arctic boasting ore with a value of nearly $900 billion at today’s prices.

October 28, 2022

Cameco reports Q3 uranium contracting gains, touts scooping Russian market share

Pending the new contracts’ finalization, the total volume of uranium successfully contracted since the beginning of 2022 is expected to be about 77 million lb.

October 28, 2022

Hochschild makes headway at gold project in Brazil

The Posse gold project in Brazil’s central state of Goías is 16% completed, only two months after obtaining its environmental permit.

October 28, 2022

Researchers develop Play-Doh-like material that conducts electricity like metal

This goes against all of the known rules about conductivity.

October 28, 2022

Teck Resources hikes cost of QB2 copper project in Chile again

Quebrada Blanca phase 2 is now expected to cost $7.4bn to $7.75bn, up from a July guidance of $6.9bn to $7bn, and an earlier estimate of $4.7bn.

October 27, 2022

Greatland Gold to extend Havieron study on “promising” drilling results

The miner has pushed back completion of the feasibility study for the project in the Paterson province of WA.

October 27, 2022

Opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining may lead to massive forest losses

A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining projects would lead to massive losses of forest coverage.

October 25, 2022

Studying unintended consequences of mercury mitigation strategies key to artisanal mining sustainability goals

There are about 10 to 19 million people involved in ASGM activities in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.