May 21, 2021 Treated like children: BHP beer ban irks Australian mine workers BHP's new alcohol policy bans workers on mine sites in Western Australia from consuming alcohol after 9:30 p.m.
May 20, 2021 Codelco says its copper is 100% traceable amid sustainability drive The announcement comes amid a broader push by the company to reduce water consumption, recycle industrial waste and scale back carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
May 20, 2021 SQM shuns fears of higher taxes in Chile, fast-tracks expansions Expansions are expected to boost SQM's output to 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide by the end of 2022.
May 20, 2021 Glencore leads miners in cobalt blockchain pilot The Re|Source project will be tested in real operating conditions, from cobalt mines in the DRC to electric vehicle production sites, and will run until the end of 2021.
May 19, 2021 BHP announces first production from South Flank BHP’s South Flank project is expected to produce 145 million tonnes of iron ore each year.
May 19, 2021 B2Gold says reduced staff continue work at Mali mine amid strike A union representative at Fekola told Reuters some workers were on strike and production had continued at a reduced level.
May 19, 2021 Chile’s Escondida copper mine union hopes for deal but girds for strike A potential strike would not begin until at least August, which is when the current Escondida workers’ contract expires.
May 19, 2021 Pandemic wiped out four years of growth for top British Columbia miners After returning close to 2016 levels in 2019, BC mining companies are hit hard by pandemic.
May 19, 2021 First Quantum sells 30% of Ravensthorpe mine for $240m Company agreed to sell stake in its nickel mine in Western Australia to South Korean steelmaker POSCO.
May 19, 2021 Iron ore price retreats as steel slides and BHP shifts into gear at South Flank BHP’s South Flank project in Western Australia will announce first production in the next few days, CEO Mike Henry said.
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
