January 26, 2024

Lula never discussed Vale’s CEO succession, says Brazil minister

Reuters recently reported that President Lula wanted Mantega to be appointed to a board seat at the mining giant.

January 26, 2024

Bolivia launches new international tender for lithium extraction

The tender seeks to develop projects in various salt flats in the country's Altiplano region.

January 26, 2024

Codelco names mining veteran Braim Chiple as CCO

Chiple, who has worked at BHP and Anglo American, is currently adviser and senior consultant for copper trading at Mitsubishi.

January 26, 2024

BHP to review $9.7 billion charge over Brazil dam failure

The fine is part of a broader claim seeking $31.5bn for reparation, compensation and moral damages tied to the Fundão dam failure in 2015.

January 25, 2024

Brazil judge orders Vale, BHP and Samarco to pay $9.7 billion in damages

The Samarco Fundão dam burst in November 2015 — it was Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.

January 25, 2024

Brazil’s Lula slams miner Vale over 2019 Brumadinho disaster

The Brazilian President criticized Vale for "not having done anything to repair the destruction".

January 25, 2024

Plaintiffs demand 582m euros from TÜV Süd over Brazil dam burst

TÜV Süd's lawyers have referred responsibility to Vale.

January 24, 2024

Brazil probes Mercado Libre sales of mercury used by illegal gold miners

Wildcat miners in the Amazon use liquid mercury to agglutinate gold particles and separate them from ore and dirt.

January 24, 2024

Hochschild meets annual guidance, targets 15% output increase in 2024

Its overall production target for 2024 is set at 343,000-360,000 gold-equivalent ounces.

January 24, 2024

Column: Funds sell copper as weak demand trumps supply pressures

Funds are adopting an increasingly bearish stance in the copper market, preferring to focus on a globally weak demand picture rather than signs of supply-chain stress.