October 27, 2021

Peruvian communities agree to lift road blockade affecting Las Bambas mine

Las Bambas is Peru's fourth largest copper mine, responsible for about 2% of global supply.

October 27, 2021

Buy a coal mine, get a bonus: Glencore makes fortune on Colombian deal

With coal prices soaring, Glencore will get a "fat cheque" from revenues when the deal closes in 2022.

October 27, 2021

Grupo Mexico net profit rises to $844m in third quarter

The company also reported a 28.9% increase in revenue year over year, to $3.65 billion.

October 27, 2021

Fresnillo’s production hit by labour shortages, lower grades

The Mexico-focused precious metals miner is grappling with a staff shortage triggered by labour reforms in the country.

October 26, 2021

Colombian Mining Association establishes sustainable mining standard

Producers of coal, gold, nickel, emeralds, copper and industrial minerals in the country will adopt a set of indicators to measure and publicly report on the quality of its management…

October 26, 2021

How Brazil could become a ‘green lithium powerhouse’

Sigma Lithium is advancing among the largest hard-rock lithium deposits in the Americas at its Grota do Cirilo project, applying an environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-centric strategy.

October 26, 2021

Colombian regulator shelves AngloGold’s permit request for Quebradona

ANLA's decision effectively halts the project's development, but does not deny the permit request.

October 26, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater to buy nickel-copper mines in Brazil for $1 billion

The acquisition of Atlantic Nickel and Mineração Vale Verde from Appian is Sibanye’s fourth battery metal investment this year.

October 25, 2021

Resource nationalism on the rise in top mining countries — report

While resource nationalism had been relatively contained geographically speaking in the past, it is spreading across the world, Fitch warns.

October 25, 2021

Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age

MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.