June 24, 2021

Ecuador sees mining exports rising 74% in 2021, ministry says

Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.

June 24, 2021

Samarco plans to raise $2bn in restructuring

Vale and BHP may fund this capital increase at least partially.

June 24, 2021

Santacruz Silver reports fatality at Rosario mine

The accident took place at the Membrillo mine area as a result of a rock fall.

June 24, 2021

Black market bullion is in the crosshairs of Bolivian lawmakers

Bolivian lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow the country’s central bank to boost its gold reserves via purchases from bullion produced in the country.

June 24, 2021

Chile’s decades-old mining deals may hinder bid to lift copper royalties

Major foreign miners operating in the world´s largest copper producer have tax stability agreements which do not expire for two to 15 years.

June 23, 2021

Gold miners need to get greener to meet 2030 emissions targets — report

Wood Mackenzie plots the forecast progress of gold miners out to 2030 against the reduction in emissions required to align with the 2°C and 1.5°C targets.

June 23, 2021

Vizsla’s Napoleon vein hits 898 g/t silver equivalent at Panuco

Vizsla says the results allow it to trace the Napoleon vein to over 950 metres of continuous mineralization.

June 23, 2021

Brazil to ease licencing of newly listed strategic minerals projects

The government has issued a list of specific metals which production aims to boost with its new policy for strategic minerals.

June 22, 2021

Global copper mine production up 3.7% in Q1 – report

The International Copper Study Group released preliminary data for March world copper supply and demand in its June 2021 Copper Bulletin.

June 22, 2021

Equinox Gold’s Los Filos mine suspends operations over blockade

Operations at the gold mine in Mexico have been suspended, owing to illegal blockades by a group of unionised employees and community members.