March 25, 2021 Brazil civic groups urge production halt at Vale mine amid covid-19 concerns Parauapebas, a city of 210,000 people where the Serra Norte complex is located, entered a lockdown due to a significant increase in coronavirus cases.
March 25, 2021 Lundin Gold starts drilling at Barbasco First drill hole is now in progress on the Emperador concession, about 7km from Lundin's Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in Ecuador.
March 25, 2021 Wheaton acquires gold stream from Capstone’s Santo Domingo project Wheaton will pay Capstone a total upfront cash consideration of $290 million.
March 25, 2021 Copper price crashes through $4 as bull case fades Escalating tensions between China and the West, as well as potential US tax hikes hit sentiment and led to investors buying into safe-haven dollar.
March 25, 2021 Dividend over digging: Miners pay shareholders but need new projects Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.
March 25, 2021 KGHM has no plans to change its stake in Sierra Gorda mine Polish copper and silver producer has no plans to change its 55% stake in its Chilean mine, the company's deputy head Pawel Gruza said.
March 25, 2021 Illegal gold rush in the Amazon raises risk to indigenous people Illegal gold and diamond mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest is threatening South America’s largest group of native people who still live in relative isolation.
March 24, 2021 Companies keep too much of Peru’s metal wealth, top candidate says The front-runner in Peru’s presidential race said he’s ready to take a tougher stance against mining companies.
March 24, 2021 Chile lawmakers want a bigger share of the copper windfall Chile’s lower house has approved a proposed royalty on copper and lithium sales.
March 24, 2021 Mexico eyes bigger role in lithium, sees speculation in mining concessions Earlier this month, Lopez Obrador said his government was studying a proposal by a lawmaker in his ruling party to nationalize lithium production.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
