June 7, 2021 Chile calls for debate on how to best tap the boom In its current form, a royalty bill approved by the lower house last month would take company taxes well beyond the range of other major copper jurisdictions.
June 7, 2021 ESG to assume center stage in lithium extraction – report Government pressure and a rise in environmental, social and corporate governance investing will motivate firms to alter existing techniques, Fitch says.
June 7, 2021 Chile posts $1.314bn trade surplus in May, copper exports up 70% y/y The value of copper shipments increased 70% year-on-year to $4.967 billion in May.
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.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
