February 20, 2020 Newmont, Teck to invest $152m in Chilean copper-gold project Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to reduce geological uncertainty at La Fortuna deposit.
February 20, 2020 Capstone could become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt per year, making Capstone also the largest producer of the metal in the Americas.
February 19, 2020 Mexican government to resume search for miners killed in 2006 blast Labor Secretary Luisa Maria Alcalde said specialists have identified a new route to enter the Pasta de Conchos mine.
February 19, 2020 Eramet freezes lithium mine project in Argentina A deterioration in the global economic outlook has also led the company to scale back a planned expansion of its manganese mining operation in Gabon.
February 19, 2020 Orocobre to buy JV partner Advantage Lithium Orocobre is currently the largest shareholder in Advantage Lithium.
February 19, 2020 Hudbay secures access to Pampacancha deposit in Peru The land agreement with the Chilloroya community paves the way for mining to begin by year-end.
February 19, 2020 Colombia looks to recover $181.5m in alleged unpaid royalties from South32 According to initial findings the Australian miner applied incorrect discounts and deductions.
February 19, 2020 Miners working to de-risk phosphate project in Chile The Toronto-based miner reported that outstanding environmental infractions and fines have been paid.
February 19, 2020 Canada Rare Earth scouting locations for South American refinery The Vancouver-based company commissioned a study aimed at finding the most favourable conditions across six regions within the subcontinent.
February 18, 2020 IAMGOLD reports 2019 attributable reserves of 16.7 million ounces Reserves decreased by 6% to 16.7 million ounces.
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