May 23, 2023

Union at Chile’s Centinela copper mine opts to extend talks

Union members had rejected a previous proposal from Antofagasta in mid-May.

May 23, 2023

Mining lags on female C-suite, board representation

Women currently hold 14% of all mining executive positions and 12.3% of board roles, data showed.

May 22, 2023

Teck Resources’ coal business raises questions about ESG successes 

Teck has paid millions in fines related to pollution from its British Columbia operations and is still working to stem the contamination of watersheds in the region.

May 22, 2023

Ford strikes lithium deals to support step up in EV output

Ford has struck deals with Albemarle, SQM and Nemaska Lithium as availability and cost of crucial battery materials have been key concerns.

May 22, 2023

Polymetal plays down scope of sanctions as London-listed shares tank

Polymetal's Russian operations accounted for around two-thirds of the group's revenue in 2022.

May 21, 2023

Newcrest gold mine faces probe for dust pollution in Australia

Newcrest was fined A$15,000 in August last year for failing to effectively mitigate dust pollution at Cadia.

May 19, 2023

Teck Coal named in US legal action over selenium contamination from BC mines

Legal action filed in Montana names Teck Coal Ltd. as a one of three defendants in a request for judicial review by environmental groups in Montana and Idaho.

May 19, 2023

Codelco launches subsidiaries to manage lithium takeover plan

The Chilean state miner has created two subsidiaries to run a newly mandated lithium business.

May 19, 2023

US Forest Service pauses timeline for Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine

The USFS has told a federal court it is not sure when it could approve a land swap allowing Rio to develop the Resolution Copper mine.

May 19, 2023

Vale said to decide on base metals sale worth billions next week: Brazilian paper

The board of directors is to analyze binding offers for a 10% stake that could be valued at $2.5 billion.