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.
August 25, 2021 Codelco says to ignore copper’s gyrations, remains bullish on demand “Fundamentals remain intact and there will be growing copper demand ahead," Codelco chairman Juan Benavides said.
August 25, 2021 Peru wants mining companies to help build railway to Pacific coast Peru's southern Andean region has large mines such as MMG's Las Bambas and Grupo Mexico's Los Chancas.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
