January 12, 2022 SQM ups ESG agenda with Standard for Responsible Mining audit Indigenous communities living around Chile’s Atacama salt flat last year asked authorities to suspend SQM’s operating permits or reduce its operations until it submits an environmental compliance plan acceptable to…
January 12, 2022 Chile awards new lithium contracts despite political storm The country awarded two of five contracts on offer -- one to Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and another to local firm Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte.
January 12, 2022 Bedford report lists mining’s top paid executives and directors The top earning mining executive was Mark Rosenthal, the COO and former chairman and CEO of MP Materials at C$29 million.
January 12, 2022 Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.
January 12, 2022 Workers at Teck’s Highland Valley mine threaten to strike Highland Valley Copper is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, and has been operational since 1962.
January 11, 2022 Brazilian deluge halts giant iron ore mines, triggers dam concerns Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, regulators dispatched to monitor any impact on tailings dams.
January 11, 2022 Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.
January 11, 2022 Glencore’s deal for giant Colombian coal mine ends up costing much less The company on Tuesday said it completed the acquisition of the Cerrejon mine, at an estimated final cost of $230 million.
January 11, 2022 Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.
January 11, 2022 Crypto can’t beat gold as an inflation hedge, says Barrick boss “Look at gold and its precious nature - you can’t print it and you can’t make it,” Mark Bristow said.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
