October 5, 2021 Brazil prosecutors seek $457 million from Vale, Samarco, BHP for dam disaster Prosecutors allege that the companies have not fulfilled the obligations outlined in a settlement agreed in 2018.
October 5, 2021 WATCH: Fire halts copper production at Vale’s Salobo mine The Brazilian mine accounts for half Vale's copper production – engineers hope to resume output end of October.
October 4, 2021 Great Southern Copper aims to list on LSE Earlier reports from London have GSC looking to raise £3.5 million from the IPO.
October 4, 2021 Chile’s top miners see copper production fall in August BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production drop 14% year-on-year.
October 4, 2021 Vale halts Onça Puma mine as operating license suspended The impact of the measure on production is still under evaluation.
October 4, 2021 Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.
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.
Congo state miner proposes deal for cobalt producer prized by US Gecamines has proposed acquiring Chemaf SA, before bringing in a new majority shareholder, as interest in the troubled copper and cobalt producer intensifies. January 16, 2026 | 09:49 am
