September 7, 2022

Silver Mountain to restart mine, refurbish 2,000 tonne per day mill in Peru

The plan for Silver Mountain is to restart production at Reliquias - an underground mine with potential mineral resources distributed over 10 veins.

September 7, 2022

Great Panther to delist from TSX, NYSE as it seeks creditor protection

The cash-strapped Canadian miner is likely to default on several material debtor agreements owing to liquidity constraints.

September 6, 2022

Ecuador indigenous demand rulings against extractive industries be enforced

In 2018, a judge ruled in favor of the A'i Cofan community and ordered the reversal of some 20 mining concessions granted to private companies along the Aguarico River.

September 6, 2022

Analysis: No reduction in tailings dam failures over the past two decades

Data released Tuesday states the rate was constant at 0.09 failures per billion tonnes of production in both the decades of 2000-2009 and 2010-2019.

September 6, 2022

Gold Fields bolsters Chile presence with investment in Torq Resources

The financing proceeds will be used to advance Torq's portfolio of projects in Chile, primarily the Santa Cecilia gold-copper project.

September 6, 2022

Global copper and nickel smelting rebounds in August, satellite data shows

Glencore's Altonorte and Codelco's Chuquicamata operations had high levels of activity.

September 6, 2022

Mexico abandons hope to rescue miners as authorities plan to recover bodies

The shift to recovery comes after a tunnel wall collapsed and flooded the Pinabete mine in the northern border state of Coahuila.

September 5, 2022

Peru’s July copper output falls 6.6% after mines underperform

The Antamina mine reported a 9.1% drop in production in July, while Southern Copper dropped 14.5%.

September 5, 2022

Chilean market ends sharply higher after voters reject new constitution

Chile is the world's top copper producer and is home to global copper giants like Codelco, BHP, Anglo American and Glencore as well as Antofagasta.

September 4, 2022

Copper Innovation Hub launched in Colombia

The Hub’s goals are to conduct research on all things copper and support countries’ transition towards a clean energy future.