April 15, 2025

SQM-Codelco in crosshairs of Chile presidential frontrunner

Evelyn Matthei has pledged to review a landmark deal that would see SQM relinquish a majority stake in its prized Atacama salt flat mine to Codelco.

April 15, 2025

Mali closes Barrick Gold’s Bamako office over alleged tax dispute – report

One source told Reuters that Barrick employees in Bamako are currently locked out of the office.

April 15, 2025

B2Gold to cut 300 jobs in Namibia this year

The Otjikoto mine produced a record 198,142 ounces of gold last year.

April 15, 2025

Chile, Canada and Peru push back against Trump copper tariff probe

Countries aim to fend off potential tariffs on the metal needed for electric vehicles and myriad industrial uses.

April 15, 2025

Fire shuts Kinross’ Tasiast mill in Mauritania

Tasiast, located about 300 km north of the capital Nouakchott, last year produced 622,394 gold-equivalent oz.

April 15, 2025

First Quantum buys into Aussie explorer to boost Zambia copper

It will invest A$15.2 million for a 15% stake in Prospect Resources, its neighbour in the Zambian copper belt.

April 14, 2025

Copper traders, manufacturers discuss funding for Chile smelter

Enami has started sounding out advisers for a process to finance the Paipote smelter.

April 14, 2025

Newmont deploys Ericsson private 5G at Australia’s largest underground mine

Previously, Newmont was unable to connect more than two machines at distances of no more than 100m on Wi-Fi, before the network and machines became unusable.

April 14, 2025

Gold Fields to end operations at Ghana’s Damang mine after lease extension denied

Ghana’s government rejected the company’s application to extend the lease, which is set to expire on April 18.

April 14, 2025

Antofagasta to invest $200M advancing Cachorro copper project

Discovered in 2017, the Cachorro copper deposit is located in the western Atacama Desert at an elevation of 1,500 metres.