September 2, 2020 Mexico miners condemn gov’t decision to scrap sectorial post Mexico has eliminated the mining sub-secretary, one of the Ministry of Economy units, as part of a broader austerity drive.
September 2, 2020 Vale reports negative safety levels in 3 dams in Minas Gerais According to the company, the procedures will not impact iron ore production this year.
September 1, 2020 Magnitude 6.8 earthquake near coast of Chile; mines unaffected Antofagasta said that its operations at Los Pelambres, the closest large deposit to the epicenter, had not been affected.
September 1, 2020 Peru copper mining almost ‘completely recovered’ from pandemic Production of the red metal plunged 20.4% in the first half of 2020.
September 1, 2020 Largest union at Cerrejon on strike Sintracarbon had demanded a 6% salary increase in addition to health, education and housing benefits.
August 31, 2020 Venezuela fuels Amazon gold rush with petrodollars drying up The amount of land used for mining has more than tripled since March last year.
August 30, 2020 New minister wants to update Dominican Republic’s mining law Antonio Almonte wants to update the existing mining law and add the input of mining companies and other sectors.
August 28, 2020 Codelco presses ahead with automation plans to bolster production The progress of Codelco's digitalization agenda has strained relations with the unions.
August 28, 2020 Lithium Americas completes JV restructuring, shares up Partner Ganfeng Lithium will now own 51% of the Caucharí-Olaroz project in Argentina.
August 27, 2020 SilverCrest buys asset by its Las Chispas project The Canadian junior bought the El Picacho gold-silver property located about 40km northeast of its Las Chispas for $1.6 million.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
