September 3, 2019 Chilean legislators reject lithium expropriation A bill allowing the expropriation of private companies involved in lithium mining in Chile was found to be unconstitutional.
September 3, 2019 Newmont Goldcorp’s Ahafo mill in Ghana yields first ore after expansion The upgrade is expected to increase average annual gold production at Ahafo by between 75,000 and 100,000 ounces for the first five years, starting in 2020.
September 3, 2019 Glencore wins transfer pricing court battle with Australian tax office Australia's tax office ruled the company had paid the correct amount of tax on purchases of copper concentrate from a New South Wales mine.
September 2, 2019 Rio Tinto takes GFG Alliance to arbitration over outstanding smelter payments Rio sold the Dunkerque aluminium smelter in France to GFG for $500 million last year.
September 1, 2019 Freeport’s Cerro Verde expansion not touching farmland – media report A regional ordinance states that the Freeport-McMoRan operation would only expand onto wasteland.
August 30, 2019 Codelco to decide by early 2020 on Maricunga lithium project Codelco has for years talked of getting into the lithium business.
August 30, 2019 Chile’s Codelco profits plunge on falling copper price, labor strife The outgoing CEO said the company was still on track to hit 1.7 million tonnes of production in 2019.
August 30, 2019 Top miners in Chile sign deal to help country’s small producers Major global producers will rent part of their properties to small-scale miners.
August 29, 2019 Teck releases climate action report Teck is taking action on climate change by reducing its own carbon footprint.
August 29, 2019 Glencore’s massive NSW coal project gets conditional approval United Wambo plans to develop an open-cut mine producing up to 10 million tonnes per year.
US House votes to overturn Minnesota mining ban, Senate to consider next If the ban is lifted, the Trump administration would then be free to reissue mining leases to Chile-focused Antofagasta. January 21, 2026 | 04:25 pm
