March 24, 2021 Workers at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine accept contract offer Negotiations over the 36-month contract have been lengthy and at times fractious, with members voting to reject a previous offer and strike on March 9.
March 24, 2021 Vast Brazil lawsuit in UK against BHP over 2015 dam failure hits buffers A 200,000-strong Brazilian claimant group failed to resurrect a 5.0 billion pound ($6.9 billion) English lawsuit against the mining giant over the Fundão dam failure.
March 24, 2021 Canadian miner meets Mexican officials over labor dispute Americas Gold and Silver has been embroiled in a labor dispute at the San Rafael mine.
March 24, 2021 Cordoba restarts PFS work at San Matías project Three drill rigs are operating under the protection of Colombian police and the military following an operation that apprehended several people extracting gold illegally at the site.
March 24, 2021 Mitsui & Co. boosts stake in Collahuasi copper mine Deal leaves the Japanese trading house with a 12% interest in the open-pit operation, the world's second largest copper mine.
March 23, 2021 Fundão dam disaster case judge’s impartiality under scrutiny Prosecutors alleged 'repeated abusive conduct' practiced by the court of the 12th Federal Court of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
March 23, 2021 Post pandemic, financings for gold projects rebound A review of capital raisings between February 2020 and February 2021 found that of the $2.9 billion raised for gold projects in 41 countries, 75% went to projects in just…
March 22, 2021 Canadian miner is ‘optimistic’ of end ahead in Mexican standoff Americas Gold is optimistic that a dispute that has shuttered one of its mines for about 14 months can be resolved this week.
March 22, 2021 Peru central bank cuts growth forecast for 2021, sees tailwinds from rising copper price The bank reduced expectations for growth in the key mining sector to 11% in 2021, down from an earlier prediction for a 14.4% expansion.
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
