October 20, 2020 BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.
October 19, 2020 Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before.
October 19, 2020 Largo shares jump on record quarterly production Company reported a new quarterly production record of 3,092 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) in Q3 2020, a 5% increase over Q3 2019.
October 19, 2020 Ivanhoe shares up on Kakula underground development First production now expected in July 2021.
October 19, 2020 25 chinchillas stand between Gold Fields and $7bn worth of Chilean gold The miner is in the process of relocating 25 chinchillas, while construction of the mine camp is undergoing.
October 19, 2020 Vale aims for 400m tonnes of iron ore per year by 2023 The company is already producing 1 million tonnes of iron ore daily.
October 19, 2020 Kinross Gold mulling sale of Americas mines The Canadian miner is also said to be considering moving its primary stock listing to London and doubling down on its portfolio of assets in Russia and West Africa.
October 19, 2020 Lundin to halt Candelaria mine in Chile Decision to suspend operations comes after Lundin failed to reach a deal with a second union.
October 18, 2020 Lundin Gold to pay $2.5m to replace collapsed bridge near Fruta del Norte A bridge failed on Saturday, forcing the company to suspend the transport of materials from and to its flagship operation.
October 18, 2020 Mexico to launch new police force to protect mining operations The decision follows recent robberies that took place in the Sonora state.
First Quantum backs Panama’s plan to allow stockpile processing at shuttered copper mine Cobre Panama, one of the world's largest open-pit copper deposits, was closed in 2023 following protests from local residents over tax contributions and environmental impacts. January 15, 2026 | 03:48 pm