April 6, 2021 Ash from largest coal-fired power plant in DR releasing toxic heavy metals – report Scientists say coal ash from the Punta Catalina power plant revealed high concentrations of arsenic, selenium and other potentially harmful heavy metals.
April 6, 2021 Engie to build wind farm to supply Anglo American’s Quellaveco project in Peru Construction of the 260MW Punta Lomitas wind park is expected to begin in the second half of 2021.
April 5, 2021 Copper price surges after Chile closes its borders The world’s top copper exporter decided to close its borders for a month as a deadly covid-19 wave smashed records.
April 5, 2021 Vale says Steinmetz-triggered probe in Brazil over Simandou closed Federal prosecutors have closed an investigation into Vale executives based on documents supplied by Steinmetz.
April 4, 2021 Colombian authorities continue rescue efforts for 11 miners trapped inside flooded pit Eleven people have been trapped since March 26 inside the pit of an unregulated gold operation in the central Caldas department.
April 4, 2021 Rusoro to pursue $1.5bn award against Venezuela following French Supreme Court ruling The French Supreme Court overturned a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal which had annulled part of the award granted by the ICSID to Rusoro Mining.
April 4, 2021 Cemin’s Pullalli gold-silver operation in Chile to use 100% renewable energy Chile’s Cemin Holding Minero hired France’s Engie to provide 1.48 GWh of certified green electricity per year to Pullalli.
April 2, 2021 Argonaut Gold’s sale of Ana Paula project falls through Meanwhile, Argonaut also reported a 43% increase in mineral reserves and a 26% increase in M+I resources.
April 1, 2021 Codelco clinches deal with workers at Radomiro Tomic mine, strike fears defused Company said in a statement that it had reached a collective agreement with the mine's worker union, which included a bonus payment of around 4.16 million Chilean pesos ($5,776) but…
April 1, 2021 DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.
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
