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.
June 21, 2021 RANKED: World’s top ten biggest nickel mines The metal plays a key role in the global transition to clean energy and demand from the EV sector alone is expected to grow by 2.6Mt to 2040.
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