December 10, 2020 Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project.
December 10, 2020 Codelco reaches labor deal at Radomiro Tomic mine Company largely maintained production amid the covid-19 outbreak by reducing staff, adjusting schedules and temporarily shelving projects.
December 9, 2020 Vale negotiating funds for state in Brumadinho disaster The injection of billions of reais into funds are to be managed by the state government.
December 9, 2020 Newmont to extend Peñasquito mine life beyond 2040 Newmont will invest $10 million next year to build a pipeline of new exploration targets at Zacatecas, Mexico mine.
December 9, 2020 One union at Centinela reaches deal, another in talks The Minera Esperanza union entered government-mediated negotiations with Antofagasta in late November.
December 9, 2020 Lundin Gold goes ahead with $18.6m Fruta del Norte expansion The mine and mill expansion will take throughput from 3,500 to 4,200 tonnes per day over the 14-year life of the mine.
December 8, 2020 Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.
December 8, 2020 Outcrop shares up on fourth discovery at Santa Ana The company's stock on the TSXV was up 10% on Tuesday afternoon.
December 7, 2020 Condor Gold begins 4,000m drill program at La India This will be the final drilling at the La India starter pits ahead of extraction.
December 6, 2020 Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
