April 12, 2024

Orla Mining to take Panama to arbitration court

Orla said it had notified authorities of its intentions with the hope of motivating talks between the parties.

April 12, 2024

CleanTech Lithium CEO steps down on shares-backed personal loan

Aldo Boitano’s resignation follows his suspension for failing to disclose a personal loan that used his holding in the company as collateral.

April 12, 2024

Copper price rally continues with surge to highest in 22 months

Futures on the London Metal Exchange have risen more than 12% so far this year.

April 11, 2024

Protesters agree to lift blockade near Las Bambas copper mine

Owner China's MMG faces a fresh protest by local communities demanding greater benefits from the Las Bambas copper mine.

April 11, 2024

Chile’s copper output up 9.8% in February, Codelco production dips

Copper production from the Escondida miner rose 34% to 97,500 tons.

April 11, 2024

G Mining’s Brazil gold mine construction near complete, on track for production in H2

Over a mine life of 10.5 years, Tocantinzinho is expected to produce 1.83 million oz. of gold.

April 10, 2024

Tianqi takes another shot at probing SQM-Codelco lithium deal

It’s the latest twist in tensions between SQM and its Chinese shareholder after representatives of the two companies questioned each other’s real motivations.

April 10, 2024

Two workers dead at Newmont’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina

Both teammates worked on the company’s technical services team. 

April 10, 2024

Capstone Copper feeds first ore to new mill at Mantoverde

The project is 70% owned by Capstone and 30% by Mitsubishi Materials.

April 10, 2024

Protesters blockade Peru’s Las Bambas mine after talks fall through

Since it began operations in 2016, the mine has had to halt operations for more than 600 days.