October 4, 2021

Las Bambas standoff tests Castillo’s mining reform pledges

Peru's new socialist government swept to power pledging to strike a new deal with the copper mining sector to redistribute profits to Andean communities.

October 1, 2021

Mexico gears up for international arbitration, searches for legal counsel

Mexico's government has requested bids to hire legal counsel for international arbitration in two upcoming investor-state cases.

September 30, 2021

Peru minister partly blames MMG for Las Bambas unrest, sees solution in train line

Castillo's administration is also seeking to renegotiate the country's most important energy contract.

September 30, 2021

Copper price down on Fed taper talk

A key focus of financial markets in the third quarter has been talks of policy tightening in the United States, which also boosted the dollar.

September 30, 2021

Chile copper output down in August as labor strikes dog production

The Andean nation's copper output fell to 466,928 tonnes in August.

September 30, 2021

MMG resumes Las Bambas copper mine shipments

It had halted operations due to protests earlier this week nearby the mine, along Peru’s major copper transport corridor.

September 29, 2021

With miners freed, Vale turns back to rescuing ESG credentials

Sunday’s accident at the Sudbury mine is particularly jarring for a company still trying to reinvent itself as a responsible corporate citizen.

September 29, 2021

Canada’s export agency expresses interest in Lake Resources’ Kachi lithium project

The inclusion of the Canadian agency would not increase the level of potential project financing for the project in Argentina.

September 29, 2021

‘Very tight’ copper belies market turmoil, industry leader says

Prices for the bellwether commodity this year will average more than $4 a pound, said Diego Hernandez, head of Chilean mining society Sonami.

September 28, 2021

Peru minister says $1.4bn Tia Maria mine a “no go”

Economy and finance minister Pedro Francke said Southern Copper should stop pushing a “socially and politically unfeasible" project.