April 13, 2021

Lara reports extensive vanadium mineralization at Itaituba project in Brazil

The Canadian miner said that the project not only contains vanadium-bearing magnetite bodies but its host gabbros also contain disseminated vanadium-bearing magnetite.

April 13, 2021

‘Deeds, not words’: mining firms reshape boardrooms as investors demand sustainability

Shareholders are demanding change from an industry whose reputation has been battered by deadly tailings failures.

April 12, 2021

Brazil court accepts Samarco’s request for bankruptcy protection

The firm's financial trouble is connected to the collapse of a dam containing mining waste at a Samarco mine in 2015, killing 19 people

April 12, 2021

Copper production in Chile to rise by 3.7% in 2021 — report

Over 20 projects are expected to commence operations until 2024.

April 12, 2021

Equinox begins Bermejal underground development

Higher grade ore from the Bermejal underground mine will contribute to increasing production at Los Filos in future years, Equinox says.

April 12, 2021

Aurania finds layers of mineralization at Tiria-Shimpia target, shares up

Tiria-Shimpia is shaping up to be Aurania's first discovery, the company says.

April 12, 2021

Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen

An Anglo American Plc pilot project has been supplying the clean gas to a forklift at a waste facility in Chile for the past two months.

April 12, 2021

Antofagasta says surging copper price not enough to entice big investments

Company CEO said he was confident Antofagasta would produce between 730,000 tonnes and 760,000 tonnes of copper in 2021 from its Chile operations.

April 12, 2021

Anglo American says output on track at Chilean mines despite virus surge

Anglo was the worst hit among its peers by coronavirus lockdowns in 2020.

April 12, 2021

Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional”

Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.