June 14, 2021

Teck Resources on track to double copper output by 2023

The company has a growth initiative in place at each of its core copper operations comprising four operating mines.

June 14, 2021

Iron ore price up after mine closures in Brazil and China

Vale is considering the use of remote-controlled trains near the Xingu dam for the flow of its production.

June 14, 2021

Brazil to deploy special force to protect the Yanomami from wildcat gold miners

More than 20,000 miners are illegally prospecting on the reservation and polluting rivers with mercury used to separate gold from ore.

June 14, 2021

Vale mulls remote-controlled trains to work around risky dam in Brazil

It would take around 60 days for Vale to implement the solution, according to a person familiar with the plan.

June 12, 2021

Formalization of small-scale mining detrimental for the environment — study

A study conducted in Peru shows that, if not properly conducted, formalization processes may be detrimental to the environment.

June 11, 2021

BHP dodges copper strike in Chile with eleventh-hour wage deal

The deal will ease concerns over a potential stoppage that would have further tightened global supplies of the metal.

June 11, 2021

Ganfeng Lithium exercises participation right in Sal de la Puna

Top lithium producer also said it would sell $630m of shares to fund expansion overseas.

June 11, 2021

Peru copper output at risk as leftist Castillo leads in presidential election

With 99.6% of the ballots counted, the candidate that wants up to 70% of miners' profits emerges as the yet-to-be-declared President elect.

June 10, 2021

Samarco offers creditors shares or 85% haircut – sources

The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex in 2015 killed 19 people and severely polluted the Doce River with mining waste.

June 10, 2021

‘People have awakened’: Peru’s Castillo closes in on election win

Socialist Pedro Castillo was closing in on victory in Peru's presidential election on Thursday, holding a slim lead of some 63,000 votes over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori.