December 7, 2020 Fabled Silver Gold acquires Santa María mine in Mexico The Canadian miner will pay over $4 million for the property.
December 7, 2020 IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine Australian nickel-gold miner IGO could buy up to a 25% stake, worth close to $1.5 billion, in the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.
December 6, 2020 Mexican President said mining companies cannot refuse to pay taxes Andrés Manuel López Obrador reminded miners that, since March, the Constitution forbids tax waivers and exemptions.
December 6, 2020 Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.
December 6, 2020 Mine ponds cause toxic mercury pollution in the Peruvian Amazon Over the past 35 years, there has been a 670% increase in the extent of pits in heavily mined watersheds.
December 5, 2020 Coal mine accident in China’s Chongqing kills 23 The miners died after being trapped in a mine in the southwestern city of Chongqing.
December 4, 2020 Vale postpones sale of operations in New Caledonia The miner has lost billions of dollars with the operation, located next to the Goro deposit.
December 4, 2020 Vedanta’s Gamsberg mine stays shut as search continues for trapped worker The mine shutdown has helped push prices for zinc.
December 4, 2020 US Senate committee approves uranium reserve bill Uranium from companies owned, controlled, or subject to jurisdictions in Russia or China are excluded from participating in the program.
December 4, 2020 Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass closer to production The Nevada project is host to the largest known lithium resource in the US.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
