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.
January 14, 2020 Serabi Gold exceeds 40,000 oz annual production The company also recorded its highest ever quarterly gold production.
January 14, 2020 Vale mulls raising stake in power generation company Vale is a majority owner in Aliança Energia with a 55% stake.
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am
