Referendums to ban large and medium scale projects can only be about future mining rights and won’t be retroactively applied to concessions granted prior to public vote, top court has ruled.

Its San José mine in Argentina is slated to reach full production in the fourth quarter.

Among expected announcements may be a cobalt-free battery, which will need higher quantities of less costly metals such as nickel and manganese.

Mike Pompeo announced the launching of a program that will propose ideas on how to make Colombia’s legal framework competitive to attract mining investing.

Chile's environmental court confirmed a final order to close Barrick Gold's huge Pascua-Lama project.