December 18, 2019

Brazilian regulator says Vale dam near Brumadinho is structurally sound

ANM said it had visited the dam, and noted only minor superficial irregularities.

December 18, 2019

Positive PFS for Argonaut’s Cerro del Gallo

Based on the PFS, updated reserve numbers total 91.8 million tonnes grading 0.56 g/t gold for a total of 1.64 million oz.

December 18, 2019

Antofagasta seeks green light for Minnesota mine near wilderness

The miner kicked off the environmental permitting process for its $1.7 billion Twin Metals copper, nickel and platinum mining project in the US.

December 18, 2019

FEATURE: Brazil zinc giant growth ambitions undiminished

MINING.COM catches up with Brazilian zinc miner Nexa Resources two years after its $500m IPO about its expansion drive and company overhaul.

December 18, 2019

Gold Field’s Salares Norte project in Chile granted environmental permit

The construction decision is expected during the first half of 2020.

December 17, 2019

Barrick to start Pueblo Viejo mine’s power plant conversion in early 2020

The upgrade aims at lowering greenhouse gas emissions and cutting costs.

December 17, 2019

Condor Gold sells one of its concessions in Nicaragua to focus on La India

Potrerillos is adjacent to Mako Mining's San Albino gold project, which includes the former namesake mine.

December 17, 2019

Amarillo submits final permit application for Mara Rosa project

The miner expects to start construction in early 2020.

December 16, 2019

Canada’s Equinox Gold buys smaller rival Leagold in $578 million deal

Deal adds Leagold's four mines in Mexico and Brazil to Equinox’s two mines in California, US, and one in Brazil.

December 15, 2019

Crisis is rocking Latin America. Peru is an island of uneasy calm

Farmers in the Rio Tambo area feel betrayed by Peru’s president after his government gave final approval to Southern Copper Corp.’s Tia Maria project.