June 1, 2022

Fires hit two key copper projects in Peru amid protests

Fires broke out at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine and Southern Copper Corp's planned Los Chancas project.

May 31, 2022

Quebrada Blanca 2: Teck’s ‘first big piece’ to realign its energy goals 

With the aim of rebalancing its portfolio towards metals needed for the energy transition, Teck Resources will look to finish constructing its biggest ever project by the end of 2022…

May 31, 2022

Interview: Freeport-McMoRan’s president, Americas on its most tangible ESG initiatives

2021 was a year of transition and planning for the future for Freeport in Chile.

May 31, 2022

Eramet plans more lithium plants in South America

The French miner also eyes expansions into Chile and Bolivia as it shift towards metals needed for EVs and the green energy transition.

May 31, 2022

Vale deposits $252m in compensation related to Brumadinho disaster

Resources will be reverted to projects for improvements in urban mobility and the strengthening of public services.

May 30, 2022

Colombia miners brace for environmental crackdown

No matter who wins the presidential elections on June 19, the sector is facing tougher rules and a likely ban on open pit mining.

May 30, 2022

Silverton Metals to buy Margaritas gold-silver asset in Mexico

The property consists of two concessions, Margaritas and Ampliacion las Margaritas, totalling 500 hectares. 

May 30, 2022

In Bolivia’s silver mountain, artisanal miners turn to coca and the devil

They live off what they earn from the scraps of silver they find in Cerro Rico, which is slowly sinking and collapsing onto itself.

May 29, 2022

Glencore bribery cases draw in billionaire former executives

The US government said that two former top Glencore executives were personally involved in corruption.

May 27, 2022

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies with properties to watch

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru offer miners a blend of established mining jurisdictions and areas of potentially highly-prospective and unexplored terrain