May 12, 2020

INTERVIEW: Baldo Prokuriça minister of mining, Chile

Chile has invested $2.2 billion in Codelco and $80 million in ENAMI to reduce emissions from smelters.

May 12, 2020

Vale says it’s ‘on right track’ to resume dividend payments

The company suspended dividend payments after the Brumadinho incident last year.

May 12, 2020

As demand implodes, zinc supply chain starts to adjust

The LME zinc price has bounced by 20% from its March low of $1,685 a tonne to $2,020.

May 12, 2020

Miners buck M&A slump with pandemic gold deals

More than $16 billion of mergers, acquisitions and investments in other sectors have been terminated in last month.

May 11, 2020

Vale’s covid-19 challenge winners

Nearly 1,800 solutions were submitted globally and over 300 came from Canada.

May 11, 2020

Gran Colombia proposes merger with Gold X, Guyana Goldfields

This combined entity would continue as Gran Colombia.

May 11, 2020

Chile mining trade group sees copper supply glut of 200,000 tonnes in 2020

The association anticipates demand to decrease by 3.5-4% and supply to fall by 3%.

May 11, 2020

Metals markets to move into surplus — report

Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.

May 11, 2020

Fortuna raises $60m to complete Lindero project construction

The Lindero gold project was 94% complete as of March 19, when Argentina's social isolation mandate kicked in.

May 11, 2020

Aurania finds road that may have connected ancient mining towns in Ecuador

Using LiDAR, the field team identified what could be an ancient road at its Lost Cities - Cutucu project.