March 10, 2024

Ecuadorian government releases controversial prior consultation manual

In the absence of an organic law that regulates the right to prior consultation, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Energy and Mines issued a manual.

March 10, 2024

Copper price soars to 7-month high on Chinese plans to cut output

China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing.

March 9, 2024

Worker’s death spurs strike action at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine

Chilean media reported that mine workers blocked the entrance road to the Rodomiro Tomic mine and completely stopped production.

March 8, 2024

Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine in northern Chile

Activities were suspended at the area of the mine where the accident occurred, the company said.

March 8, 2024

Copper production by Chile’s Codelco slides, others climb in January

Codelco, the world's top copper producer, saw its production sink nearly 16% year on year.

March 8, 2024

Taseko posts record revenue in 2023, sets target for first copper production at Florence

The company is expecting first production from its fully permitted Florence copper project in Arizona in the fourth quarter of 2025.

March 8, 2024

Copper fees plunge close to zero in test for China’s smelters

China’s copper smelters are at a critical juncture after fees for processing imported ore collapsed to single figures.

March 8, 2024

Peru copper output seen growing to 3mt in 2024, minister says

The Chalcobamba project is expected to help Las Bambas eventually boost its output to approximately 400,000 tons of copper annually.

March 8, 2024

AI can potentially estimate global environmental destruction due to road development for mining

Australia-based researchers trained three machine-learning models to automatically map road features in rural, generally remote and often forested areas.

March 8, 2024

BHP becomes first miner in Chile to exceed 40% female representation

In 2016, BHP had only 17.5% female workers globally and today employs 1,509 women at Escondida mine alone.