October 3, 2019 Chile’s Antofagasta seeks to stave off strike at small Antucoya copper mine Government-mediated negotiations follow the union's decision to reject Antofagasta Plc's final contract offer, raising the specter of a strike.
October 3, 2019 Brazil’s government to present bill allowing mining on indigenous reserves The bill will also look to legalize more small-scale, independent wildcat mines.
October 3, 2019 Iamgold denies Rosebel mine halt, continues ramping up operations Operations were suspended for security reasons in early August after an incident involving police left an artisanal miner dead and some equipment damaged.
October 3, 2019 Royal Road signs deal that helps formalize Colombian artisanal miners The New Jersey-based firm signed a series of agreements with a company that represents the interests of informal miners at the El Gualtal gold mine.
October 2, 2019 Vale expects to mostly finish paying for burst dam by 2021 In securities filings, Vale projected costs from halted operations related to its dam that burst to fall from $3-$4 per tonne of iron ore in the third quarter to $2.5-$3.5…
October 2, 2019 Burst dam at Brazil gold mine leaves two injured, no fatalities The dam is registered under the name of an individual wildcat miner rather than in the name of a mining company.
October 2, 2019 Rise of ethical investing, social license the top risks to miners The mining and metals sector is facing greater scrutiny from end consumers, demanding a transparent, ethical supply chain.
October 2, 2019 Hochschild taps into rare earths with Chile acquisition The company consolidated its earlier investment in the asset, gaining full ownership, after being hit by weak silver prices in its half-year results.
October 1, 2019 Vale receives 82 positive structural safety certificates The miner also said six deactivated high dams still have negative structural stability certificates.
October 1, 2019 Lithium Americas, Ganfeng to build larger-scale mine in Argentina The Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project is now expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of battery-quality lithium carbonate annually for 40 years.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
