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.

March 22, 2021

The bull and bear case for copper price

The bull and bear case for copper price.

March 21, 2021

Barrick reports strong financials in 2020

In its 2020 annual report, the mining giant said it now has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry.