July 26, 2023 Adventus, Salazar on track to get environmental licence for Ecuador copper-gold project The project partners are expecting the El Domo environmental licence to be approved by the second half of 2023.
July 26, 2023 Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
July 26, 2023 Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
July 24, 2023 Allkem to receive up to $180 million to develop Argentina plant A battery-grade brine lithium plant will be developed at the Sal de Vida site.
July 24, 2023 Los Andes Copper signs $20 million royalty deal with Ecora Resources Prefeasibility study released in February 2023 demonstrated a 26-year open pit operation at 136,000 t/d.
July 24, 2023 Worker trapped after accident at Codelco project in Chile unharmed The event occurred in Andes Norte, part of the new El Teniente mine.
July 24, 2023 Smaller miners’ hunger for cash grows as copper prices fall, sparking M&A bets Copper M&A more than doubled in 2022 to $14.24 billion from the previous year, according to an S&P Intelligence report.
July 23, 2023 New draft decree proposes limiting issuance of mining titles in Colombia’s vulnerable ecosystems Colombia’s government made public a draft decree aimed at setting new criteria for establishing temporary natural reserves within the context of mining and environmental regulations.
July 23, 2023 Mexico hit by trade arbitration proceedings from Canadian, US firms Canada's First Majestic Silver and Silver Bull Resources have filed cases against Mexico before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
July 21, 2023 CHARTS: Value of world’s 50 biggest mining companies slump $356bn from post-pandemic peak MINING.COM’s ranking of world’s biggest miners welcomes the first Indonesian company to the top tier and Perth as the city hosting the greatest number on the list.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am