September 28, 2020

Vale suspends waste disposal operations at Viga plant

Activities at the Viga mine are unaffected, company said.

September 27, 2020

Venezuelan opposition party demands environmentally friendlier mining operations

Encuentro Ciudadano is preparing a report aimed at informing discussions currently underway to modify the country’s mining law.

September 25, 2020

Aurania extends drill target in Ecuador, stock soars

Shares of Aurania Resources surged 14.5% on the latest development.

September 25, 2020

Gran Colombia to spin out the Zancudo project

Company announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with ESV Resources to spin out its interest in the Zancudo Project in Antioquia to ESV.

September 25, 2020

Chilean lawmakers push on with glacier protection law

The bill, to be voted in Congress, could hinder construction of large mining projects or imply higher costs to meet regulations.

September 25, 2020

First Majestic ready to dispute Mexico tax ruling

Federal court ruling cancels an advanced pricing agreement, governing the tax First Majestic paid on silver sales between 2010-2014.

September 24, 2020

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…

September 24, 2020

Meridian gains community support for Cabaçal project

The copper-gold project in Brazil spans five different municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso.

September 22, 2020

Communities to decide Ecuador mining projects’ fate

Referendums to ban large and medium scale projects can only be about future mining rights and won’t be retroactively applied to concessions granted prior to public vote, top court has…

September 22, 2020

Hochschild Mining presses reset on Peruvian operations

Its San José mine in Argentina is slated to reach full production in the fourth quarter.