September 13, 2022 Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel.
September 12, 2022 Three miners die in mudslide at Sierra Metals’ Yauricocha mine The deaths add renewed attention to mining safety protocols in Latin America.
September 11, 2022 Chilean think-tank says Codelco pays more taxes but extracts less copper than private companies Chile’s Center for National Studies of Alternative Development reports that while private mining paid $3.5 billion in taxes, Codelco paid $5.3 billion.
September 11, 2022 Ancient remains found at Glencore’s project in Argentina A worker at Glencore’s El Pachón project in Argentina bumped into human remains while performing some road cleaning duties.
September 11, 2022 South Africa mine dam wall collapses, killing one and injuring 40 The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein.
September 9, 2022 Vale posts best week in 20 months on metals rebound, nickel plans Shares in the world’s No. 2 iron ore producer and major nickel supplier surged 11% this week, outpacing peers.
September 9, 2022 Escondida mine workers agree to suspend planned work stoppage Workers at Chile’s Escondida, the largest copper mine in the world, agreed to temporarily suspend a work stoppage planned for next week to meet with local regulators.
September 9, 2022 Polyus wins bondholder approval to switch currency for Eurobond payments Polyus had previously asked bondholders to accept payment in a currency other than the US dollar.
September 9, 2022 Pentwater weighs legal action over Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill deal The activist investor is the second-largest shareholder of Turquoise Hill Resources.
September 8, 2022 Chile environmental regulator orders Antofagasta to apply risk control measures SMA has asked the miner to implement seven measures to control risks linked to the rescue of hydrocarbons.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
