August 5, 2020 Miners need more engineers to meet new tailings dam safety standard More than a third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.
August 5, 2020 Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal.
August 5, 2020 Minera Alamos acquires third project in Mexico The Cerro de Oro gold project, made up of two claims containing 8,200m of historical drilling, expands the miner's holdings in Zacatecas.
August 4, 2020 BNDES raises $1.5 billion from sale of Vale shares The share sale reduced the development bank's stake in the company to 3.7% from 6.3%
August 4, 2020 Pan American grows La Colorada skarn resource The updated estimate features a 38% growth in resource tonnes and an equivalent increase in the contained silver ounces.
August 4, 2020 Peru copper and gold output nosedives in H1 2020 Country reported that its production of copper plunged 20.4% in the first half of 2020.
August 3, 2020 Chile mining activity up as non-mining activity plunges The world's top copper producer has managed to shield its mining industry from the brunt of the damage caused by the pandemic.
August 3, 2020 Barrick appoints two new exploration VPs The miner created vice president exploration positions for Africa and Middle East, and Latin America and Asia Pacific.
August 3, 2020 HBIS lines up investment in Peru iron ore mine China's second-biggest steelmaker has signed an initial deal to develop the Pampa de Pongo mine.
August 2, 2020 Fortuna Silver subsidiary cleared of water contamination accusations in Mexico Activists were accusing Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán of polluting rainwater collection ponds in the Magdalena Ocotlán municipality.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
