December 29, 2021 Peru government still far from deal on MMG’s Las Bambas mine restart In a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Vasquez said the government's spending proposal is a "solution."
December 29, 2021 Brazil suspends mining exploration permits in the Amazon The cancellation of the seven permits granted by Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, a close ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, was published this week in the official gazette Diário Oficial.
December 29, 2021 Antofagasta agrees to copper charges with some Chinese smelters The first annual settlement between a major miner and a Chinese smelter in the fourth-quarter "mating season" usually becomes the benchmark for the year ahead and is used in supply…
December 28, 2021 Anglo, Vale in talks to jointly develop Serpentina iron ore mine A potential partnership could leverage Anglo's existing logistics infrastructure in the region, Vale says.
December 28, 2021 Chilean researchers want to turn copper tailings into construction materials Besides limiting the accumulation of tailings in the environment, the process drastically cuts the almost one tonne of CO2 that is released into the atmosphere per tonne of cement produced…
December 28, 2021 Top iron ore stories of 2021 and what to expect in 2022 Iron ore had one of its wildest years in 2021.
December 27, 2021 Samarco bondholders rebuff restructuring plan, new proposals expected A previous proposal put forth by the company was rejected by bondholders in July.
December 27, 2021 Top lithium stories of 2021 and what to expect in 2022 Limited supply not only helped prices, but pushed companies to try meet demand, which made lithium take centre stage in our coverage.
December 26, 2021 Misstep could reignite blockade against Las Bambas copper mine in Peru The president of the Fighting Committee for the Mining Corridor said that if the government proposal was not reasonable, a new blockade would be launched against Las Bambas.
December 24, 2021 Codelco requests second arbitration against Ecuador over copper project The Llurimagua project has been the subject of commercial tensions since November 2020.
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