November 21, 2023

Fourteen informal miners killed in Suriname tunnel collapse

The incident occurred on a concession belonging to a subsidiary of Chinese state miner Zijin Mining.

November 21, 2023

Brazil Potash’s Autazes project halted on permitting suspension

Lower court decision does not cancel the permits already granted to the Canadian miner, but it prevents it from moving forward.

November 21, 2023

ARIS Mining: The $350 million gold producer poised for a $300 million annual windfall

Neil Woodyer’s transformation from shy schoolboy to gold magnate and lessons from five decades of mining sector experience.

November 20, 2023

Chile discusses IRA benefits with US to lure lithium investments

Authorities from Chile have held discussions with President Joe Biden himself as well as US Treasury Department and trade officials.

November 20, 2023

Union set to strike at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine next week

The workers union said the strike would last 48 hours with the union demanding a better distribution of profits for workers.

November 20, 2023

Franco-Nevada cuts guidance on Cobre Panama mine woes

The Canadian firm has a streaming deal with First Quantum’s local unit Minera Panama covering the giant Cobre Panama copper mine.

November 20, 2023

First Quantum to halt Panama mine if blockade goes on

The Canadian miner said that without shipments arriving at Cobre Panama copper mine’s port, it will run out of supplies this week.

November 19, 2023

Illegal mining causing high mercury levels in Colombia’s Cali River

The Attorney General's Office of Colombia issued a communiqué alerting about high levels of mercury and lead in the Cali River.

November 19, 2023

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Panamanians’ protests against First Quantum’s operation

Hollywood actor has joined the demands of Panamanian activists asking for the shutdown of First Quantum Mineral’s Cobre Panamá copper mine.

November 18, 2023

Antofagasta agrees lower 2024 copper charges with Chinese smelter

Antofagasta agreed to treatment and refining charges of $80 a tonne and 8 cents per pound with Chinese smelter Jinchuan Group.