May 1, 2022

Southern Copper, Peruvian government to find solutions to conflict with communities around Cuajone mine

Southern Copper and the Peruvian executive have launched a dialogue process to address the demands of the Tumilaca-Pocata-Coscore-Tala farming communities.

April 30, 2022

Peru mine disruption to continue as MMG fails to oust protesters

The government appeared to wash its hands of responsibility for the eviction of the protesters.

April 29, 2022

Buenaventura boss bets Peru will stay friendly to mining

Peru’s biggest publicly traded precious-metals producer, is plowing ahead with investments.

April 29, 2022

Las Bambas fails to evict indigenous Peruvian community from mine

The company described the protesters as "armed with stones, Molotov cocktails and other weapons."

April 29, 2022

Codelco optimistic about copper price for 2022

The optimism stems from a global trend towards renewable energy transformation, in which copper is an essential metal.

April 29, 2022

Nexa production drops, but financial results rise in Q1

One of the largest zinc mining companies in the world, the company reported consolidated net revenue of $722 million, compared to $603 million in the same period of 2020.

April 29, 2022

Antofagasta opens remote operations centre at Centinela mine

The Chilean miner inaugurated this week a $66 million IROC for its Centinela copper mine in the country’s north.

April 29, 2022

Chile’s March copper production falls 7.2%, manufacturing output up 3.3%

Both Anglo American and Antofagasta have reported drops in production due to water availability issues exacerbated by a historic drought that's affected the country for more than a decade.

April 29, 2022

Opinion: World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, covid-related supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation have all fuelled a narrative that the clean energy transition will be highly inflationary.

April 28, 2022

Vale takes hit from nickel hedging amid record price spike

Miner renewed its nickel hedging program in 2022 to protect against huge price swings, but ended up losing out on $75 million in potential gains from the metal’s unprecedented rally.