June 10, 2020

Obrador urges Canadian mining firms to pay taxes

Nearly 70% of foreign-owned mining companies operating in Mexico are based in Canada.

June 5, 2020

Callinex discovers new zones at Nash Creek

Drilling at Callinex Mines’ 118-sq.-km Nash Creek project has encountered a new zone of silver mineralization, 9.6 km away from the current deposit, as […]

June 4, 2020

Mexico mining output to shrink 17% in 2020

Even though mining activities have resumed, exploration would remain on hold for the time being.

June 3, 2020

Belgium expands probe into zinc miner Nyrstar

The country's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) initially focused the probe on Nyrstar's commercial relationship with Trafigura.

June 1, 2020

Metal inventories pile up in factories, smelters

Aluminum inventories have already climbed and are forecast to surge by 5 million tonnes by the end of 2020 to 16 million.

May 29, 2020

Belgium expands investigation into Nyrstar

Nyrstar underwent a major restructuring last year to avoid bankruptcy.

May 27, 2020

Peru mining production to drop by 15% this year

Large-scale mining would not be fully up and running until early June.

May 27, 2020

Teck resumes operations at Antamina.

Work at the copper-zinc mine in Peru resumes after six-week halt.

May 26, 2020

Sierra Metals waiting on gov’t consent to restart Yauricocha mine

The extension of national lockdown in Peru could delay the mine restart until June 30.

May 22, 2020

The global race to mine outer space

ispace has already booked and paid for flights with Elon Musk-founded Space X.