September 10, 2021

Vale’s red-tape headache Is boon for sagging iron ore market

The Rio de Janeiro-based company said it’s targeting production capacity of 370 of million tonnes next year, compared with a previous 400 million tonnes goal.

September 9, 2021

Vale sees expenses with Brumadinho disaster at $2.7bn to $3.2bn in 2021

Vale also sees its financial expenses in 2021 at $0.8-billion to $1.1-billion.

September 9, 2021

Condor Gold charts two options for mining La India

One scenario considers a sole open pit, supplemented by two satellites pits, while the other is a mix of open pit and underground operations.

September 8, 2021

Potash majors interested in reviving Argentine mine, owner says

Argentina’s Mendoza province is in talks with some of the world’s top producers of potash to revive the Rio Colorado mine.

September 8, 2021

Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California

The heap leach gold mine’s latest measured and indicated numbers show a 65% increase in contained gold.

September 8, 2021

Albemarle says Chile output on track despite strike

The 135-member “Albemarle Salar” union, which the company said comprises about half the workers at its Salar plant, went on strike in August.

September 7, 2021

SolGold to cut back on exploration projects to focus on Cascabel

The miner intends to shed 10 of the 72 exploration concessions held within its four subsidiaries in Ecuador.

September 6, 2021

Glencore to return Prodeco coal mining contracts to Colombia

Glencore previously said the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines would be handed back to Colombia because a restart of its operations would not be viable.

September 6, 2021

Lumina Copper reaches deal to end strike at Chile’s Caserones mine

Workers at Caserones went on strike at the start of August after collective wage negotiations and government-led mediation foundered.

September 3, 2021

Equinox Gold achieves record revenue growth

British Columbia miner grew from C$1.18 million in revenue and an inactive Brazilian gold mine in 2016 to posting C$1.13 billion in revenue and seven operating mines in 2020.