October 31, 2019

A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues

This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.

October 30, 2019

Pace of investments in Mexico’s mining sector seen slowing

Investor confidence in Mexico, Latin America's second largest economy, has been shaken by some policy moves under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

October 30, 2019

Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC

Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors

October 30, 2019

Pan American Silver reports high-grade results from La Colorada

Shares of Pan American Silver were up more than 3% at midday during Wednesday's trading session.

October 30, 2019

Peru lets Southern Copper keep building $1.4bn Tia Maria mine

The miner, a unit of Grupo Mexico, has sought to build the mine for nearly a decade, but opposition from locals fearing pollution and loss of water supply has thwarted…

October 29, 2019

ABB commissions six gearless mill drives at Cobre Panama

Commercial production of copper now underway at large open pit Cobre Panama mine. Technology leader ABB has deployed six ABB gearless mill drives at […]

October 29, 2019

BHP says Escondida copper mine in Chile operating at ‘reduced rate’

UJnion workers walked off the job for part of the day on Tuesday in solidarity with the anti-government protest movement across Chile.

October 29, 2019

SolGold strikes again in Ecuador’s Andean copper belt

The miner says improvements in copper and gold recoveries at its Alpala deposit in Ecuador could add $8.7bn of revenue over the planned mine life.

October 28, 2019

Argentina’s President-elect Fernandez a boon for miners, despite expected protectionism

He has vowed to revisit the country’s controversial glacier protection law, and said his team is working on clear rules for the natural resources sector.

October 28, 2019

Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions

Albemarle, SQM and other lithium producers have been scaling back expansion plans as near-term oversupply concerns drag on prices.