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.
September 2, 2022 Vale-BHP nearly double offer in mine disaster settlement The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex in 2015 killed 19 people and severely polluted the Doce River with mining waste.
CME changes margin-setting methodology for precious metals As of January 13, the CME will set margins for gold, silver, platinum and palladium based on a percentage of contract value, it said. January 13, 2026 | 07:27 am
