August 1, 2021

Union at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile rejects contract, company seeks talks

BHP requested government-mediated talks in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike.

July 31, 2021

Fledgling Peru govt seeks “new deal” with miners

Peru will seek "a new deal" with its mining sector by providing incentives for projects with "social profitability".

July 30, 2021

State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report

While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.

July 30, 2021

Codelco lifts output to ease tight market

The state-owned producer is navigating covid-19 restrictions in Chile better than some of its private-sector rivals this year.

July 30, 2021

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…

July 29, 2021

Workers at Codelco’s Andina copper mine turn down contract offer, gird for strike

Andina produced 184,000 tonnes of copper in 2020, around 11% of the total output of Codelco.

July 29, 2021

Water crisis threatens iron transport on key Brazil river

The Parana River Basin in central Brazil is experiencing its worst water crisis in 91 years.

July 29, 2021

Vale revises down year-end iron ore output

The company revised down its guidance for year-end iron ore production capacity to 343 million tonnes per annum from 350 million tonnes previously.

July 28, 2021

Vale’s second-quarter buoyed by iron ore prices, hit by provisions

Vale reported a Q2 net income of $7.586 billion, up over 600% from the same period a year ago, but slightly below the Refinitiv consensus estimate of $7.67 billion.

July 28, 2021

World’s top copper mine moves step closer to strike over wages

The powerful union at Escondida in Chile set to vote on BHP's contract offer between Thursday and Saturday - leaders are urging a strike.