October 14, 2019

Chile’s Codelco says considering closure of coastal copper smelter

The Ventanas smelter has been the target of criticism from social and environmental groups that accuse it of contributing to heavy pollution in the Quintero area.

October 14, 2019

Bacanora and Ganfeng ink Sonora lithium project investment

Sonora is regarded as one of the world’s larger known clay lithium deposits.

October 14, 2019

Vale’s Q3 iron ore output falls 17.4% year-on-year following Brazil dam break

Quarterly sales of the key raw material fell 11.8% from a year ago to 74.039 million tonnes.

October 14, 2019

Workers at Teck Resources’ Chile mine to go on strike

The mine, located in central Chile about 350 kilometers north of Santiago, produced about 15,000 tonnes of copper in the quarter ended June 30.

October 13, 2019

Drummond’s union leader attacked by gunmen in Colombia

Several criminal groups operate in the area where Ricardo Rojas was attacked.

October 13, 2019

Peruvian authorities urge people to stop blockading road used by Las Bambas

The continuous protest actions have led Minera Las Bambas to announce that probably “within a week” it will have to halt production at its namesake copper mine.

October 12, 2019

Ecuador’s largest copper mine curbs operations amid protests

EcuaCorriente said the closure is a precautionary measure while protests against an end to government fuel subsidies continue across the country.

October 11, 2019

Las Bambas copper mine likely to halt production within a week amid protests

Peru's largest copper minefield, has declared "partial" force majeure.

October 11, 2019

Lithium battery dreams get a rude awakening in South America

So far, public and private initiatives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile have failed to deliver even a single lithium cell factory.

October 11, 2019

Canadian court approves $3bn securities class action against Barrick Gold

Ontario Superior Court of Justice only allowed the suit to deal with alleged misrepresentations in the company’s 2012 environmental disclosures related to the long-stalled Pascua-Lama project.