July 31, 2020

Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third

Suspended Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Congo slashes Swiss miner and commodities trader's first half production.

July 31, 2020

Chilean watchdog charges BHP for water misuse at Escondida

Regulator said the mine had caused a serious drop in the water table, which could result in the revocation of the environmental permit, closure or a fine.

July 30, 2020

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July 30, 2020

Vale eyes mine expansions, Samarco restart

Vale announced it was resuming dividend payments, 18 months after the Brumadinho dam disaster.

July 30, 2020

Newmont tops profit estimates on gold price surge

Company’s adjusted net income for the June quarter was $261-million, or $0.32 a diluted share, compared with $92-million, or $0.12 a diluted share, in Q2 2019.

July 29, 2020

Nokia partners with Vivo to provide LTE for Vale

Nokia has partnered with Vivo, Brazil’s leading telecommunications company, to provide private LTE wireless services for Vale’s Carajas iron mine. The Vivo-operated service will be part […]

July 29, 2020

Fortuna restarts operations at Caylloma mine in Peru

The company announced the closure on July 6 after a contract employee at the mine suddenly died.

July 29, 2020

Other reason silver price is soaring: disruptions in Latin America

The Silver Institute is predicting a 13% decline in mined production from Latin America this year.

July 29, 2020

Vale enacts emergency protocol at Barragem 5 dam

The move is a preventative measure in Minas Gerais and does not require the evacuation of the population downstream of the dam.

July 29, 2020

Chile government rejects Codelco privatization

A group of lawmakers had proposed to sell the state-owned mining giant to raise funds for the coronavirus response.