October 20, 2021

Hochschild to spin off Chilean rare earths project

The precious metals miner will demerge 80% of Aclara's shares while keeping the remaining stake in the company it acquired in 2019.

October 19, 2021

Iron rout has Vale cutting back after bumper third quarter

The Brazilian mining giant churned out 89.4 million tonnes in the third quarter compared with the 87.3 million tonne average analyst estimate.

October 19, 2021

Brazil superior court rejects Brumadinho indictments on procedural grounds

A chamber of the court ruled on Tuesday that the charges filed by state prosecutors in Minas Gerais should be filed through a federal court and not a state one.

October 19, 2021

SolGold expands Cascabel resource endowment with maiden estimate for TAM deposit

The TAM deposit lies approximately 3 kms north of the Alpala deposit, the main target in the Cascabel concession.

October 19, 2021

Dalian iron ore price up on falling shipments from major suppliers

Iron ore shipments that departed from Australia and Brazil stood at 23.54 million tonnes in the week ended Oct. 17, down 589,000 tonnes from the previous week.

October 19, 2021

Vale may offer clues on what direction iron ore markets are heading

The miner has 2021 production guidance of 315 million to 335 million tonnes, with BI analysts assuming it reaches the low end of that range.

October 19, 2021

Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 — report

According to S&P, global exploration budgets are expected to increase between 5% and 15% in 2022.

October 19, 2021

Barrick to decide fate of Lama gold-silver project in 2024

The world's second-largest gold miner by reserves said it continues to “intensively explore” for more resources in the area.

October 18, 2021

Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze

Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades.

October 18, 2021

Peru community says will block key mining road used by MMG’s Las Bambas mine

Local leaders say Las Bambas has brought pollution to the area and little in the way of economic development.