September 20, 2023 Police in Brazil crack down on $1.2 billion illegal gold operations According to investigations, the ore extracted from the territory and Venezuela was sold abroad.
September 20, 2023 Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent — report An Oxfam report shows that many battery metal miners do not have the necessary policies to respect the rights of the communities impacted by their activities, especially Indigenous communities.
September 20, 2023 Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile The UK-based mineral exploration company has secured the Monti lithium project, in the Salar de Atacama salt flat, for $2.26 million.
September 19, 2023 Brazil may be responsible for 5% of global annual emissions if all legal mining sites remain active – study A recent study shows that if all of Brazil’s active legal mining sites continue to operate in the coming decades, emissions will total an estimated 2.55 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide…
September 19, 2023 WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the names and locations of their refining partners at least once a year.
September 18, 2023 Codelco ends long-term mined copper deals to China clients from 2025 – sources Company is aiming to replace exclusively copper concentrate deals with others that include concentrate and value-added intermediate products such as blister and anode.
September 18, 2023 B2Gold grabs AngloGold’s stake in Colombian project The $60 million deal comes after the two partners tried, and failed, to find a third party to take over Gramalote earlier this year.
September 17, 2023 Brazil calls on rich nations to pay for global energy transition Brazil's Mines and Energy Minister wants commodity giants Petrobras and Vale to spearhead the energy transition domestically.
September 17, 2023 Venezuelan government searches for culprits following deadly clash between military, illegal miners A recent clash between soldiers and illegal miners in Venezuelan’s Amazon ended up with two people dead and six injured.
September 17, 2023 Elements of Colombia’s new Mining Law revealed Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy revealed some elements of a proposed Mining Law.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
