August 19, 2022

Road blockades remain around Zijin’s Colombia project

The blockades were set up around the gold mine in Buritica municipality on Aug. 12 to demand a rescue mission to find informal miners.

August 19, 2022

Lundin Mining faces charges in Chile for massive sinkhole near mine

Chile's minister of mining said ongoing investigation signals the sinkhole was a product of "mining overexploitation".

August 18, 2022

MMG’s troubled Las Bambas copper mine in Peru still has no timeline for expansion

Las Bambas, whose operations have often been disrupted by protests from neighboring indigenous communities, accounts for 2% of global copper supply.

August 18, 2022

Glencore to end silver streaming deal with Wheaton on Peru mine

Glencore currently owns and operates the Yauliyacu mine, which has been producing minerals for over 100 years.

August 18, 2022

SQM expects strong lithium demand despite price pressures

The company forecasts global lithium demand will grow 35% through 2022.

August 18, 2022

BHP sees copper market “take-off” by mid-2020s “if not earlier” 

Top miner sees up to 4 million tonnes of copper lost to depletion, falling grades by 2030 and a “timid” industry not committing to new projects.

August 18, 2022

Lumina Gold grows Cangrejos project in Ecuador

Results of the 36,000 metre drill program extend mineralization at the known gold-copper mineralization on the Gran Bestia deposit.

August 18, 2022

Zijin Colombia mine search uncovers no bodies, local officials

Roadblocks were set up by the community around the mine in Buritica to demand a rescue mission.

August 18, 2022

Teck and Chile discuss investments, royalties

Teck has stability agreements for QB2, which protects it against changes in tax laws for 15 years from the start of production.

August 17, 2022

Australian firm prepares to build Brazil’s first southern phosphate mine

The Brazilian arm of Aguia Resources hopes to complete building the first phosphate mine in Southern Brazil by late 2023.