May 11, 2023 Chile’s mining royalty bill heads for final vote The long-awaited and several times amended mining royalty bill is back at the lower chamber with a vote expected next week.
May 10, 2023 Deadly Peru mine is partner in Switzerland’s efforts to clean up gold supply Top Swiss-based refiner Metalor is currently the mine’s only gold buyer, which shipped $363 million worth of gold to Switzerland since 2016.
May 10, 2023 Serabi, Vale to jointly explore for copper in Brazil The JV will explore Serabi's Matilda prospect and other targets in the Tapajos region of Brazil, within its Palito Complex.
May 9, 2023 Peru’s March copper production up 20% as mines restart after protests The world's no. 2 copper producer saw its first quarter copper output rise 11.2% from the same period of 2022.
May 9, 2023 Chile Senate committee provisionally approves new royalty limit The government agreed to amend its mining royalty bill to cap the maximum effective tax rate at 46.5% of operating profit from 47% previously.
May 9, 2023 Codelco, BHP sign sustainable mining agreement The "collaboration accord" sets up a commission to share expertise between the two companies over the next five years in "mutual interest areas".
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.
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