Antofagasta says drought could hit full-year production Los Pelambres, located 240 km north-east of Santiago, is beginning to feel the impact of one of Chile’s worst droughts in the last 12 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2021 | 7:01 am
Rio Tinto’s RBM to shut furnace as stockpiles depleted The Richards Bay Minerals operation in South Africa has been halted since late June following the murder of the top manager. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2021 | 3:32 am
Australia’s iron ore miners face train driver shortage amid covid lockdowns BHP announced plans to train 200 new drivers. Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 9:20 pm
South32 flags $728m charge at Illawarra, quarterly met coal output drops The miner said it encountered difficult geological conditions at the Appin mine in Illawarra project near Sydney. Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 4:45 pm
Rio Tinto, Bougainville community reach agreement to assess Panguna legacy impacts The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and subsequent civil war. MINING.com Editor | July 20, 2021 | 4:44 pm
Chawama project set to ramp up food security in Haut-Katanga Province ERG Africa-led initiative empowers farmers from Kimfumpa and Kabumba. MINING.com Editor | July 20, 2021 | 4:05 pm
Leading the charge in engineering as lithium demand powers up FLSmidth was chosen to provide product engineering for the first phase of ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project. FLSmidth | July 20, 2021 | 3:24 pm
‘Change is coming’: Peru’s Castillo faces a divided nation after election battle Castillo says he wants to increase spending on healthcare and education by raising the funds from mining tax hikes. Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 2:04 pm
Osisko drills more bonanza grades at Windfall Selected high-grade assays include 96.7 g/t gold over 2.2 metres and 29.3 g/t over 5.2 metres. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2021 | 1:01 pm