June 11, 2023

Chile’s mining association asks Congress to reverse payment increase for mining claims

The payment increase for patented mining claims is contemplated in Bill N° 21420, which modifies certain aspects of the existing Mining Code.

June 9, 2023

Mining’s changing ESG landscape

Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.

June 8, 2023

Chile court extends closure of Lundin copper mine over sinkhole

Lundin voluntarily stopped work at the Alcaparrosa mine in July 2022 when the sinkhole appeared.

June 8, 2023

Escondida copper mine conveyer belt faces pause after fire

The company did not say whether the fire affected production.

June 8, 2023

CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines?

Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.

June 8, 2023

BHP’s Xplor looking for more copper, nickel exploration projects

BHP Xplor’s VP Sonia Scarselli says demand-supply equation for other battery metals is not as stretched as that for those two metals.

June 7, 2023

BHP and Microsoft use AI to boost copper recovery at Escondida

The use of new digital technology to optimise concentrator performance at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile is expected to improve recovery.  

June 7, 2023

Copper exports signal Chile is leaving woes behind

Data suggest Chilean production may be stabilizing after a series of project delays, mine-specific setbacks and plant maintenance.

June 5, 2023

Eramet opens Chile office in lithium push

The French mining and metallurgy company is due to start lithium production in neighbouring Argentina next year.

June 5, 2023

Global copper smelting bounces in May on Chinese strength

Smelting activity in the rest of the world, however, was still lacklustre.