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.
October 28, 2019 Ecuador moving from explorers’ hotspot to copper exporter with first cargo Mirador mine, in the southeastern Zamora-Chinchipe province, has copper reserves estimated 3.2 million tonnes.
October 27, 2019 Mexican governors reject cuts to mining fund The Senate reallocated the resources in the fund from communities surrounding mining operations to the Public Education Secretariat.
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am