March 18, 2020

INTERVIEW: David Stein, president of Kuya Silver

Kuya Silver is a private mining company created to acquire the Bethania Silver mine in Central Peru.

March 18, 2020

Copper price meltdown sinks mining stocks

Copper price plunge accelerates – down nearly 9% Wednesday – as producers announce production and construction halts.

March 18, 2020

INTERVIEW: Augusto F. Cauti, vice minister of mines, government of Peru

In 2019, over $6.15 billion was invested into Peru’s mining sector.

March 18, 2020

Global copper production to grow 3% annually until 2029

Fitch analysts predict global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.1% over 2020-2029, with total output rising from 20.3mnt to 26.8mnt over the same period.

March 18, 2020

Workers at BHP’s Escondida call for mine shutdown barring stricter safety measures

The union said its members were particularly exposed to the virus given the often tight quarters at mine facilities and frequent travel.

March 18, 2020

South America lockdown starting to hit base metals supplies

Analysts at Fastmarkets believe the extended closures and logistical jams could see supply of base metals produced in the region restricted.

March 18, 2020

Fidelity’s Brazil trade highlights ESG world’s new conflicts

A few years ago, only a select group of money managers and funds used the label ESG, but today assets managed using a broad definition of the ESG approach exceed…

March 18, 2020

Hochschild temporarily shuts Peruvian operations on virus worries

Hochschild operates two mines in Peru and one in Argentina.

March 18, 2020

Teck halts construction at Quebrada Blanca

In Q4 2019, Teck secured a $2.5 billion financing to develop the QB2 mine area.

March 17, 2020

Pan American suspends Peru operations

Four mines will temporarily close in accordance with government-mandated restrictions in response to Covid-19.