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.

September 15, 2023

Lundin aims to strengthen Chilean presence after approval of project at key copper mine

In April, Lundin agreed to pay $950 million for 51% of the Caserones mine in Chile.