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 29, 2022

Mali industrial gold output at risk of missing targets, says ministry

Output remains below the 47.1 tonnes produced by this time last year. 

October 28, 2022

Gold Fields, Yamana heads defend takeover deal as top investor balks

Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith says he “remains confident" and hopes to get the majority of investors on board by the time shareholders vote on the transaction.

October 28, 2022

Calibre granted environmental permits to develop Eastern Borosi project in Nicaragua

EBP represents Calibre’s third major environmental mine development approval within three years.

October 28, 2022

Vale mulling base metals partnership, CEO says

Vale had announced last month a reorganization of its Brazil base metals business, which includes copper and nickel assets.

October 28, 2022

Codelco profits slump 50% to September, cuts production target

Company said a "significant drop of 12% in the price of copper sales" compared to the previous year explained almost half of the drop in profits.

October 28, 2022

Aurubis says metals sector targeted in cyberattack

The company’s shares fell as much as 4.2%.

October 28, 2022

Top investor opposes Gold Fields’ takeover of Yamana

Joe Foster, who manages gold funds at investment firm VanEck, said the merger would create a more complex company with not much synergy.

October 28, 2022

Vedanta profit drops 61% as metal prices fall, expenses surge

Total expenses surged 43%, with power and fuel charges nearly doubling.

October 28, 2022

Glencore cuts zinc output guidance after production drops 18% in nine months

The forecast comes as the Ukraine war, strikes and floods hit production of five commodities mined by the company.