September 17, 2024

Brazil confirms potential $18 billion deal with miners involved in deadly dam disaster

The collapse of the dam at a Samarco iron ore mine near the city of Mariana killed 19 people.

September 17, 2024

BHP warns AI boom would worsen copper shortage

Growth of data centres and AI could boost copper demand by 3.4 million tonnes a year by 2050, CFO Vandita Pant said.

September 16, 2024

Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion

The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru that can yield at least 50,000 tonnes of the red metal for 10 years or more.

September 14, 2024

Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation

The Yanomami is South America's largest Indigenous group living in isolation.

September 14, 2024

Vale says routine check revealed cracks in dam, stability unchanged

In a securities filing, the company said the issue concerns the Forquilha III dam at the Fabrica iron ore mine.

September 13, 2024

Aclara Resources to start rare earths production in Brazil in 2027

Rare earths developer aims to move start of operations forward at its flagship Carina project to 2027 from 2029.

September 12, 2024

US Strategic Metals, Glencore enter processing partnership with Chilean Cobalt

The partnership is expected to strengthen US critical minerals supply chains.

September 12, 2024

First Quantum expects feasibility studies for Peru mine by 2028

The company is also working to complete feasibility studies for the La Granja project by 2028.

September 12, 2024

UN panel issues guidelines for mining centered on human rights, sustainability

The report acts as a how-to guide to help generate prosperity and equality alongside clean power, said the UN Secretary-General.

September 12, 2024

Chile’s ENAMI taps eight firms to test lithium extraction tech

The companies are Adionics, CADL–Lanshen, Eramet, Lilac Solutions, Rio Tinto, SLB, Summit Nanotech and WaterCycle Technologies.