June 28, 2019 Death toll at Glencore’s mine puts spotlight on illegal mining Workers will go to extreme lengths to break into mine sites in Africa, sometimes tunneling underneath walls or living underground to extract ore with a pick-axe.
June 28, 2019 Chuquicamata strike to dent Chile’s copper output Analysts forecast a 2.8% decline in the country’s June copper output.
June 28, 2019 Zambian court withdraws order blocking disposal of Vedanta unit assets The case has intensified concerns among international miners about resource nationalism in Africa.
June 28, 2019 Death toll rises at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse Army will deploy at the KOV open-pit mine as the search for more victims continues.
June 27, 2019 Unions at Chuquicamata mine approve Codelco contract offer, strike ends The three main labor unions at Chile's Chuquicamata mine voted to accept the latest contract offer from Codelco.
June 27, 2019 PowerChina to build two hydro-power plants in Congo, partners say Metal output in Congo is hampered by a shortage of power from the national grid,
June 27, 2019 Zambian court blocks asset sale by Konkola Copper Mines liquidator Government source says China's Nonferrous Metals Mining Corporation (CNMC) had offered $2 billion for KCM.
June 27, 2019 Peru native groups use new legal strategy to push back on oil, mining plans Native communities from the Peruvian Amazon and the Andes have filed at least eight lawsuits against the government since passage of the so-called "prior consultation" law in 2011.
June 27, 2019 At least 41 artisanal miners killed in Glencore’s Congo mine collapse The accident occurred in the KOV open-pit mine at the Kamoto Copper Company concession, in which Glencore owns a 75% stake.
June 27, 2019 SolGold’s Nick Mather on receiving TNM’s Mining Person of the Year Award We have the potential to turn Ecuador into the second greatest copper-producing nation on earth.
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