August 31, 2021 Codelco reaches new agreement with union workers The miner has reached an early agreement with the five unions representing workers at its key El Teniente mine.
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.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
