May 9, 2023 Vale and France’s GravitHy sign carbon neutral steel study The agreement will focus on studies to build a factory to produce briquettes from Vale's high-grade iron ore through direct reduction.
May 9, 2023 Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m Deal expands Fortuna's footprint in West Africa, where it has the Yaramoko gold mining complex in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire.
May 8, 2023 Deadly gold mine fire in Peru highlights dismal safety record Between 2010 and 2021, more than 500 workers died in Peru, twice the deaths compared to neighboring Chile.
May 8, 2023 Brazilian iron ore state wants to lure lithium investors Minas Gerais will welcome “investors from all over the world” to Vale do Jequitinhonha, said governor Romeu Zema.
May 8, 2023 Lithium markets have hit a turning point – Morgan Stanley Market is expected to remain in a deficit in 2023 but conditions will not be as tight as previous years, according to the investment bank.
May 8, 2023 Graphic: Argentina sets lofty sights on global copper top 10 The South American country has a pipeline of copper projects that could produce 793,000 tonnes a year by the end of the decade.
May 7, 2023 Chamber of Mines of Argentinian province advocates against nationalization of lithium resources Salta’s Chamber of Mines wants Argentina to move away from proposals regarding the nationalization of its lithium resources.
May 7, 2023 Venezuela deploys 5,000 soldiers in national parks to deal with illegal gold mining, drug trafficking The Venezuelan and Colombian armed forces say they are working together to combat illegal gold mining and drug trafficking in protected areas.
May 7, 2023 Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27 This is Peru's single deadliest mining accident in more than two decades.
May 5, 2023 Bolivian senate approves general terms of bill to monetize gold The new legislation will allow the Andean nation’s central bank to undertake operations with its gold reserves in international markets.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
