October 20, 2019 Chile’s mining sector operating normally despite riots The Mining Minister and the National Society of Mining said operations have not been affected by the massive protests against inequality taking place since last Monday.
October 20, 2019 Protests expected against Teck, Mitsubishi’s project in Peru A group of farmers is organizing a protest against the Zafranal copper project located in the Arequipa department.
October 20, 2019 Copper, iron, bauxite facing major ESG challenges Experts say such challenges have the potential to significantly impact the global supply of metals.
October 18, 2019 Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency — WHO Fifteen new confirmed cases were reported in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the week to Oct. 13.
October 18, 2019 Pangaea ups stake in First Quantum Minerals, shares jump Pangaea bought an additional 6 million shares, bringing its stake in the company to over 10%.
October 18, 2019 Ivanhoe encouraged by rise in palladium prices The Vancouver-based company announced that the weighted price of the 'basket' of metals contained in the ore at the Platreef project rose to a new, multi-year high.
October 17, 2019 Chile’s Codelco ditches ‘green copper’ push, eyes wider mine clean-up in two years The miner realized it would struggle to guarantee its copper's sustainability once it left the mine to be melted down and taken to market.
October 15, 2019 Thor grows resource at flagship Australian project The London-based miner says the potential of the Molyhil project has been enhanced by the inclusion of copper in the mineral resource estimate.
October 15, 2019 OceanaGold cuts output targets for 2019 on Philippines mine halt Guidance trimming follows the company's decision to suspend processing at Didipio.
October 14, 2019 Chile’s Codelco says considering closure of coastal copper smelter The Ventanas smelter has been the target of criticism from social and environmental groups that accuse it of contributing to heavy pollution in the Quintero area.
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am