April 4, 2024

Codelco and Radomiro Tomic union sign new contract

Chile state miner signed a new three-year collective labor contract with the union representing workers.

April 4, 2024

Harmony Gold agrees five-year wage deal with unions

South African mining operations are occasionally disrupted by strikes over pay.

April 4, 2024

Brazilian court suspends Vale’s Onca Puma mine operating licence again

Brazil's Para state won an appeal overturning a previous court ruling that had given back operating licences.

April 4, 2024

Barrick eyes Peru growth amid global asset expansion

The company, which was the country's second top gold producer until 2018, has applied for a new concession in the southern Puno district.

April 3, 2024

Kamoa-Kakula’s first quarter copper output drops 6.5%

Ivanhoe maintained its 2024 full-year production guidance for the mine between 440,000 t and 490,000 t of copper in concentrate.

April 3, 2024

Norway sovereign fund advisor may recommend Rio Tinto stake sale

The Council on Ethics has told Rio that it is assessing the company for environmental damage from its operations in the Brazilian Amazon.

April 3, 2024

Glencore backs EVelution Energy’s cobalt plant plans

The mining and commodities trader giant will provide EVelution with long-term supplies of cobalt hydroxide.

April 3, 2024

Rio Tinto takes over Ranger uranium mine site cleanup

Ranger, a key producer of uranium oxide for 40 years, closed in 2021 with an initial goal of having the site rehabilitated by 2026.

April 3, 2024

Vale divestment in Indonesian nickel unit expected to finish in July

The transaction is required by the government to extend Vale Indonesia's operating permit beyond 2025.

April 2, 2024

Australia regulator extends approval deadline for SQM-Hancock’s $1.1bn bid for Azure

SQM and Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, already Azure's two largest shareholders, teamed up in December to buy the lithium developer.