April 8, 2024

Rio Tinto promotes copper boss Bold Baatar to commercial chief

Baatar's role in the expansion of Oyu Tolgoi and the $6.2bn Simandou iron ore project highlights his suitability for the post.

April 7, 2024

Peruvian gold mine’s power infrastructure attacked for the 14th time in two years

Illegal miners used dynamite to knock down two high-voltage towers at the Poderosa gold mine in Peru.

April 7, 2024

First Quantum alerts Panamanian authorities of dangers of long-term concentrate storage at disputed copper mine

Regular monitoring has detected an increase in the chemical reactions that generate dangerous gases and a rise in the temperatures of the copper concentrate stored at the Cobre Panamá mine.

April 7, 2024

Dry Andes more sensitive to lithium mining than previously thought – study

Research shows that the Dry Andes region of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia is more sensitive than previously thought to environmental change and human activities such as mining.

April 5, 2024

Atico drilling grows El Roble copper-gold mine in Colombia

The deposit has proven and probable reserves of 1 million tonnes grading 3.02% copper and 1.76 grams gold per tonne.

April 5, 2024

Omai Gold targets Wenot deposit in Guyana for quicker turnaround, CEO says

The deposit holds 17.6 million indicated tonnes grading 1.48 grams gold per tonne for 834,000 oz. contained metal.

April 5, 2024

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

April 5, 2024

Copper miners glimpse the future they’ve long seen coming

A supply shock and growing confidence in an economic recovery are now seeing copper take center stage.

April 5, 2024

Copper price snaps four-day run of gains while supply risks loom large

Concerns about Federal Reserve policy returned to the fore Friday after US jobs data for March surged past estimates.

April 4, 2024

Codelco says copper output ‘recovering’

Production for the first three months of 2024 landed near 300,000 metric tons.