August 5, 2021 Union at Escondida mine in Chile asks members to prepare for strike More than 2,000 union members rejected owner BHP Group Ltd's latest contract offer at the end of last week.
August 5, 2021 Peruvian miners open to discussing modifications to tax stability agreements A new administration led by Pedro Castillo, an elementary school teacher, is seeking to increase taxes on miners to fund social programs.
August 4, 2021 Foreign miners in Chile warn lawmakers fresh royalties would hammer competitiveness Smaller miners with annual production under 100,000 tonnes in particular warned that they would be disproportionately impacted given their higher operating costs.
August 4, 2021 Albemarle quarterly profit jumps nearly fivefold on rising lithium demand The miner posted second-quarter net income of $424.6 compared to $85.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
August 4, 2021 Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.
August 4, 2021 Filo Mining shares up on further drill results from Argentina "Filo del Sol is growing into one of the largest copper-gold-silver discoveries ever," company says.
August 4, 2021 Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.
August 3, 2021 Peru’s mining executives anxious as Castillo’s left-wing administration begins The administration has said it will work with all players in the mining sector to create a new deal that will address "social profitability."
August 3, 2021 Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion The expansion has been under study since May 2019.
August 3, 2021 Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.
Chile mining group sees 2026 copper output at up to 5.7mt Sonami, which represents mining companies, also forecast the average price of copper at $4.50 per pound this year. January 13, 2026 | 07:09 am
