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.
September 3, 2022 Mining title applications in Colombia to include stricter environmental considerations Colombia’s State Council demanded that authorities correct a long-standing deficit in environmental protection when it comes to the granting of mining titles.
September 2, 2022 Chile, Codelco face another lost decade of output growth World's no.1 producer Codelco’s annual copper production is set to fall 400,000 tonnes below its peak while Chile’s output is back to levels last seen in 2004.
Rio Tinto engages three banks to advise on potential Glencore acquisition The potential transaction represents the latest attempt at consolidation in the global mining industry. January 13, 2026 | 11:00 am
