September 7, 2022

Vale sees 44% increase in global nickel demand by 2030

The company also estimated its own production for the medium term at between 230,000 and 245,000 tonnes of nickel per year.

September 7, 2022

Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine threaten to strike

If the demands are not resolved, workers plan stoppages at the world's largest copper mine on Sep. 12 and 14, and then they would initiate an indefinite strike.

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%.