June 6, 2021 Check this out: 21 years of Collahuasi mining in 21 seconds Time-lapse of Collahuasi copper mining created using Landsat true colour images.
June 6, 2021 New Peruvian president to deal with dozens of mining-related conflicts The Ombudsman Office reported that over 64% of the 191 social conflicts registered in recent months in Peru are linked to social and environmental concerns related to mining operations.
June 6, 2021 Peru’s presidential runoff result to decide mining trajectory The results of a presidential runoff election in Peru Sunday will impact the future of the country's critical mining industry.
June 4, 2021 Costa Rica wins arbitration case over open-pit gold mine An international arbitration panel ruled Costa Rica does not owe Canadian miner Infinito Gold any compensation from a project cancellation 10 years ago.
June 4, 2021 Chilean union, BHP kick off labor talks at Escondida The union has requested a one-time signing bonus equivalent to "1% of dividends paid to the mine's owners".
June 4, 2021 Vale closes mines after evacuation order at Xingu dam area Company has interrupted production at its Timbopeba mine and part of its Alegria mine after prosecutors ordered the evacuation of an area around the nearby Xingu dam.
June 4, 2021 Court order forces steelmaker CSN to upgrade dam safety in Minas Gerais A judge ordered the company to work on the safety of the Fernandinho dam or pay a daily fine of $197,667.
June 4, 2021 BHP to pay $93m for environmental harm at Escondida The figure is part of a plan drawn up to resolve a lawsuit from the state over water use and related damage to a sensitive area.
June 3, 2021 Workers again block rail line supplying Colombia coal miner Cerrejon Cerrejon, jointly owned by BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, has had repeated disagreements with nearby Wayuu indigenous communities and its largest union, which held a three-month strike last year.
June 3, 2021 Copper price crashes through $10,000 as China premium hits 9-year low China's appetite for overseas metal seems to be fading, with Yangshan copper import premiums falling to $28.50 a tonne, the lowest since at least 2012.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
