January 21, 2022 Peru groups agree to services deal with MMG mine after protests Community groups in Peru agreed to provide trucking services to the Las Bambas copper mine.
January 21, 2022 Americas Gold and Silver reopens San Rafael mine in Mexico Mexico's main mining union had been in talks for months to end a dispute that had forced the mine's closure.
January 21, 2022 Vale expects to pay $1.65 billion in Brumadinho reparations in 2022 The amount does not include the figure the company will spend on individual compensations, which are being negotiated.
January 20, 2022 Copper majors are taking another look at Argentina, McEwen says Argentina, where interventionist policies have held back the industry, is becoming a more attractive setting for foreign investors, at least in some of its mineral-rich provinces.
January 20, 2022 Codelco adds 30 years to Andina copper mine The $1.4bn Andina Transfer project turned the underground operation into an open pit mine located 3,500 metres above sea level, which holds 30% of Chile’s copper reserves.
January 19, 2022 Brazil prosecutors order Vale to shore up 18 mining dams after heavy rains Prosecutors said Vale would have 10 days to present a report informing what action it would take.
January 19, 2022 Brazil deluge exposes Vale’s lingering waste risk even as mines restart Last week’s rains showed tailings remain the Achilles heel of the Rio de Janeiro-based producer.
January 19, 2022 Antofagasta says Chile water shortage to hit 2022 production The company, which saw 2021 copper production drop by 1.7% to 721,500 tonnes, anticipates churning out 660,000 to 690,000 tonnes this year.
January 18, 2022 Lake Resources doubles production target at Argentina lithium project Planned production at its flagship Kachi lithium brine project will be set at 50,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate.
January 18, 2022 Ecuador indigenous demand rights to consent on extractive projects In recent years, both A'i Cofan and Waorani communities have won lawsuits in local courts to suspend mining and oil exploitation in their territories.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
