May 27, 2020

Peru mining production to drop by 15% this year

Large-scale mining would not be fully up and running until early June.

May 27, 2020

Teck resumes operations at Antamina.

Work at the copper-zinc mine in Peru resumes after six-week halt.

May 27, 2020

Fortuna Silver’s San Jose mine back at full tilt

The mine, in the southern state of Oaxaca, is producing ore at its nameplate capacity of 3,000 tpd.

May 27, 2020

Vale ordered to pay $1.5bn for dam burst damages

Judge says funds should be used to pay potential fines related to the deadly 2019 tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho.

May 27, 2020

Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months

IWCC expects global copper surplus to hit 285,000 tonnes this year and 675,000 tonnes in 2021.

May 26, 2020

Sierra Metals waiting on gov’t consent to restart Yauricocha mine

The extension of national lockdown in Peru could delay the mine restart until June 30.

May 26, 2020

Iron ore defies covid-19 gloom with bullish supply

Softer export numbers from Australia and Brazil suggest that June may see a bit of a pullback in China’s imports.

May 25, 2020

Gran Colombia axes merger with Gold X

Guyana Goldfields rejected Gran Colombia’s proposal and entered into an amended agreement with Silvercorp.

May 25, 2020

Aurania to expand from Ecuador to Peru

The Toronto-based junior believes there is a possibility for an extension of a mineral belt from its Lost Cities - Cutucu project in Ecuador into northern Peru.

May 22, 2020

South America Snapshot: Eight companies active in the region

Region’s prospective geology, established mining jurisdictions and well-developed infrastructure encourage companies to explore.