October 20, 2019

Chile’s mining sector operating normally despite riots

The Mining Minister and the National Society of Mining said operations have not been affected by the massive protests against inequality taking place since last Monday.

October 20, 2019

Protests expected against Teck, Mitsubishi’s project in Peru

A group of farmers is organizing a protest against the Zafranal copper project located in the Arequipa department.

October 18, 2019

Lithium Chile gets environmental approvals for Turi exploration drilling

Surface access was successfully negotiated in early 2019 with the Turi Indigenous Community.

October 18, 2019

Chilean regulator asks for more time to review Maricunga project

Owners Lithium Power International and Bearing Lithium say they were expecting the time extension.

October 17, 2019

Edumine launches new training platform to serve mining companies

Edumine delivers online training programs for engineers and mining professionals.

October 17, 2019

Chile’s Codelco ditches ‘green copper’ push, eyes wider mine clean-up in two years

The miner realized it would struggle to guarantee its copper's sustainability once it left the mine to be melted down and taken to market.

October 17, 2019

Megastar interested in Gunpoint’s Cerro Minas project in Mexico

Cerro Minas is an inlier to the Canadian miner's principal Yautepec project concession.

October 16, 2019

B2Gold offloads Nicaraguan assets, becomes Calibre’s main shareholder

The $100-million transaction involved cash payments and shares, which gives B2Gold a 31% interest in Calibre.

October 15, 2019

GoldSpot tech used to create geological map at Yamana mine site

GoldSpot says its technology is especially effective in areas where rock exposure is poor, making visual observations more difficult.

October 15, 2019

MineHub’s blockchain-based mining and metals technology platform goes live

MineHub is working with IBM, ING Group, Wheaton Precious Metals, and other companies key to mining, streaming, trade and finance.