August 31, 2021

Chile outlines plans for mining to increase traceability, use less water

It wants mining firms in turn to ensure production from large mines is 100% traceable by 2030, and by 2050 for medium and small mines.

August 31, 2021

Copper royalty bill clears another hurdle in Chile

The royalty proposal passed by three votes to two in the committee and will now go to the senate floor for debate.

August 31, 2021

LME launches digital sustainability passport, begins with aluminum

The LMEpassport stores electronic Certificates of Analysis, or quality assurance documents based on a metal’s size, shape, purity and other characteristics.

August 31, 2021

Congo copper sales increase 10% in H1, cobalt up 15%

Exports and local sales of copper stood at 871,956 tonnes, while sales of cobalt were recorded at 44,654 tonnes.

August 30, 2021

Mexican mining spending seen jumping to more than $5 billion in 2021

Mexico's mining sector represents about 2.3% of the country's overall economic activity.

August 30, 2021

Strike threat rises at BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine after union vote

BHP recently struck a deal with Chilean workers at its massive Escondida mine.

August 30, 2021

Rio Tinto to cut rates on loans to Mongolia for Oyu Tolgoi expansion

The company is said to be ready to make concessions to the country's government as it seeks to complete the mine's underground expansion.

August 27, 2021

Peruvian bus carrying mining workers plunges into abyss, killing 16

A bus in the Peruvian Andes reportedly transporting workers at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine plunged off a cliff on Friday.

August 27, 2021

How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war

US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.

August 27, 2021

DRC reviewing $6bn mining deal with Chinese investors

President Felix Tshisekedi said in May that some mining contracts could be reviewed because of concerns they are not sufficiently benefiting Congo.