September 20, 2020

US to assist Colombia in the development of its mining industry

Mike Pompeo announced the launching of a program that will propose ideas on how to make Colombia’s legal framework competitive to attract mining investing.

September 18, 2020

TIMELINE: The rise and fall of Pascua-Lama

Chile's environmental court confirmed a final order to close Barrick Gold's huge Pascua-Lama project.

September 18, 2020

Chile court orders “total and definitive” closure of Barrick’s Pascua-Lama

The giant gold-silver project had been shut since 2013 over environmental concerns.

September 18, 2020

Teck mine in Chile switches to renewable energy

Company has signed an agreement that will provide its Carmen de Andacollo copper operation with 100% renewable power, eliminating 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

September 18, 2020

Magna tables PFS with ‘base-case’ plan for San Francisco gold mine

Study suggests a 16,875 t/d heap-leach operation, using existing processing capacity, generating an average of 69,000 gold oz. per year between 2021 and 2027 at AISCs of $1,204 per oz.

September 17, 2020

‘Nobody has done anything’: Amazon indigenous group decries illegal mining

Indigenous leaders say they have tried to expel those mining on the land, even as government officials have said there is indigenous interest in mining going ahead.

September 17, 2020

Iron ore price rally turns into rout

Iron ore price falls 6% since Monday as supply concerns ease and port inventories climb.

September 17, 2020

Southern Silver acquires Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico

The acquisition provides the miner with a 150% increase in attributable resources.

September 17, 2020

Cerrado Gold to combine geoscience, machine learning at Minera Don Nicolás project

The miner engaged GoldSpot Discoveries to clean, unify and analyze data to target exploration.

September 16, 2020

Restoration after 2015 Brazil dam burst behind schedule – UN expert

None of 42 projects is on track, says the UN, alleging that miners had failed to provide effective reparations since Brazil's worst environmental disaster.