April 28, 2021 Interview — Tom McCulley, CEO Anglo American Peru: “Quellaveco will meet international standards for tailing disposal from day one” First production at Quellaveco project in Peru, which has the capacity to generate 300,000 tonnes of copper annually in its first 10 years of operation, is expected in 2022.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management” The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
April 28, 2021 Interview – CEMI CEO Doug Morrison: “The delay in getting approval for mining projects is almost all related to environmental impact” Company is looking for useful ways to use the benign tail that is left behind.
April 28, 2021 Capstone Mining achieves record cash flow in Q1, becomes debt-free This was the strongest quarter in its 15-year history as a copper producer.
April 28, 2021 Lynas to provide Malaysian authorities more info to resume radioactive waste disposal assessment Company was granted a three-year licence renewal last year to operate its $800 million plant in the east-coast town of Kuantan.
April 28, 2021 SQM to sell remainder common stock for capex on local bourse SQM said in December the capital would be used to fund a $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan, which aims to more than double its capacity to produce lithium.
April 28, 2021 Grupo Mexico swings to big profit as metal prices jump Grupo Mexico registered a net profit of $1.1 billion in this year's first quarter.
April 28, 2021 Alrosa recommends record high dividend amid strong demand for diamonds Russia's diamond giant is recommending a record half-year dividend payment of 70.3 billion roubles ($938 million).
April 27, 2021 Loss-making Tianqi Lithium flags Q2 turnaround The company started losing money in the third quarter of 2019 as lithium prices tanked amid oversupply.
April 27, 2021 Iron ore price extends rally while China steel body calls for more government action Chinese Iron and Steel Association wants China's securities regulator to pay more attention to improving current futures rules.
BHP’s Vicuna unveils $18 billion copper investment in Argentina The project is forecast to average 395,000 tons of copper, 711,000 ounces of gold, and 22.2 million ounces of silver annually over its first 25 years. February 16, 2026 | 01:26 pm