August 30, 2021

Amazon bears brunt of gold-prospecting surge, study shows

Between 1985 and 2020, the area of Brazil dedicated to mining grew more than sixfold to about half a million acres.

August 30, 2021

Strike threat rises at BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine after union vote

BHP recently struck a deal with Chilean workers at its massive Escondida mine.

August 27, 2021

Peruvian bus carrying mining workers plunges into abyss, killing 16

A bus in the Peruvian Andes reportedly transporting workers at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine plunged off a cliff on Friday.

August 27, 2021

Global iron ore production to accelerate until 2025 – report

Fitch forecasts global iron ore mine output growth will average 3.6% over the 2021 to 2025 period.

August 26, 2021

Peru will seek to tax miners more when prices high

Prime Minister Guido Bellido asked Congress on Thursday for legislative powers for the executive on tax matters.

August 26, 2021

Labor tensions are ratcheting up again in Chile

There’s still time to prevent strikes at Cerro Colorado and Salvador, but the rhetoric suggests it will be a hard task.

August 26, 2021

SQM told to resubmit compliance plan as lithium scrutiny grows

Company has 15 business days to address technical observations related to the impact of removing the solution from the Atacama salt pan.

August 25, 2021

Industry stalwart Cuadra retires after 30 years with Codelco

Jose Ignacio Perez, who has been with Codelco for 10 years, will replace Cuadra as CE of Chile Copper and Codelco Services.

August 25, 2021

GR Silver reports first resource for Plomosas in Mexico

The indicated portion is 2.4 million tonnes averaging 44 g/t silver, 0.68 g/t gold, 1.4% zinc, and 0.9% lead.

August 25, 2021

Royalty bill will put Chile’s private miners out of business, trade group says

The bill would slap a 3% royalty on sales of copper that would increase sharply alongside rising prices.