August 2, 2024 Chilean court rejects Tianqi’s request to pause SQM-Codelco deal The Chinese miner last week asked an appeals court to suspend the regulator's resolution while analyzing the matter.
August 2, 2024 BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up.
August 1, 2024 Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile reject contract offer, union says Workers at the world's largest copper mine rejected an offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a potential strike.
August 1, 2024 Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile Gold Fields would spend $48 million over six years to acquire three-quarters of the 32.5-sq.-km project.
August 1, 2024 Capstone Copper updates Santo Domingo FS with optimized mine plan The FS highlighted improved economics compared to the one released in 2020, including an after-tax net present value of $1.7 billion.
July 31, 2024 Adventus-Silvercorp deal to go ahead following favourable court ruling In April, Silvercorp agreed to buy Adventus and its 75% interest in the El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador for $145 million.
July 31, 2024 Rio Tinto open to major acquisitions to meet copper goals CEO Jakob Stausholm noted that buying quality assets in the current “hot market” would be “seriously" expensive.
July 30, 2024 Codelco working very hard to boost copper output, CEO says He added that Saudi Arabia mining officials who he met with the day before showed interest in Codelco's Maricunga lithium project.
July 30, 2024 BHP, Lundin grab Filo in $3bn South American copper deal BHP and Lundin are creating a 50/50 JV that will own Filo del Sol, spanning the Argentina-Chile border, and the Josemaría copper project.
July 29, 2024 Saudis see Codelco as good option for lithium partnership Codelco is navigating one of the most challenging periods in its nearly 50-year history after a series of setbacks at projects and mines.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
