January 16, 2020

Vale halts Esperança tailings operations

Vale cited the need to do a technical evaluation and potentially carry out work to improve safety at the site.

January 16, 2020

Brazil police say key part of Vale dam probe to wrap up in June

The police probe is one of several parallel investigations into the causes of the dam's collapse, which killed at least 255 people just under a year ago.

January 15, 2020

Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020

Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft foresees as many as 75 countries having to deal with soaring public rage over a variety of topics, including economic inequality.

January 15, 2020

Ecuador sends first export of copper concentrate from Chinese-owned Mirador mine

The mine started production in July 2019 with a projection of some 94,000 tonnes of copper concentrate annually.

January 15, 2020

Hochschild Mining posts better than expected 2019 production

Production from the flagship Inmaculada mine jumped more than 6% to 260,126 gold equivalent ounces.

January 15, 2020

Titan wins bid for Core Gold, takes majority stake

Titan's total shareholding in Core Gold would amount to 56.7%.

January 15, 2020

Chile regulator backs SQM lithium production expansion

Chile’s Environmental Superintendent (SMA) said the ruling invalidating the miner's plan was "unfounded."

January 14, 2020

Mirasol enters option for Newmont’s Inca project

Newmont has identified five target areas, none of which have been drill tested.

January 14, 2020

Torex upgrades Media Luna resource

New resource estimate for the Media Luna deposit was 12.6Mt at 5.55 g/t gold-equivalent in the indicated category.

January 14, 2020

Amazon tribes gather to plan resistance to Brazil government

Protected tribal lands have seen increasing invasions by illegal loggers and miners since Bolsonaro became president last year.