October 4, 2021 Las Bambas standoff tests Castillo’s mining reform pledges Peru's new socialist government swept to power pledging to strike a new deal with the copper mining sector to redistribute profits to Andean communities.
October 1, 2021 Yamana Gold founder talks ‘generational’ mines Of Yamana’s five operating mines, three are generational: Canadian Malartic, Jacobina and El Penon.
September 30, 2021 Peru minister partly blames MMG for Las Bambas unrest, sees solution in train line Castillo's administration is also seeking to renegotiate the country's most important energy contract.
September 30, 2021 Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target The facility is exceeding designed throughput rates, treating 320,000 tonnes of ore in the month ending Sept. 20.
September 30, 2021 Copper price down on Fed taper talk A key focus of financial markets in the third quarter has been talks of policy tightening in the United States, which also boosted the dollar.
September 30, 2021 Zambia’s Konkola liquidator arrested, calls money-laundering charges “baseless” Milingo Lungu, has been charged with laundering more than $2 million.
September 30, 2021 Chile copper output down in August as labor strikes dog production The Andean nation's copper output fell to 466,928 tonnes in August.
September 30, 2021 MMG resumes Las Bambas copper mine shipments It had halted operations due to protests earlier this week nearby the mine, along Peru’s major copper transport corridor.
September 30, 2021 Rio Tinto disputes report that mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes While it understands stakeholders’ frustration, Rio says the impact of rock conditions and labour issues has not been fully recognized.
September 29, 2021 Rio Tinto declares force majeure on some copper cathode contracts, Kennecott smelter shut Kennecott, in Utah, produced 82,100 tonnes of refined copper in the first half of 2021.
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