August 28, 2019 Mine tailings reprocessing competition offers $16,000 in prizes The main goal of this challenge is to find out the process and/or technology to turn this waste into valuable raw materials.
August 28, 2019 Amazon gold and army suspicion fuel Bolsonaro’s rainforest rage Bolsonaro's father was among the wildcat miners who descended on the Amazonian gold mine of Serra Pelada in the 1980s.
August 28, 2019 Glencore awarded just $19m by tribunal in Colombia lawsuit A World Bank tribunal has ordered Colombia to repay a $19 million fine it levied on Glencore's coal mining subsidiary Prodeco.
August 27, 2019 Lithium glut, EV subsidy cuts take toll on major producers Prices for the battery metal have fallen by more than 40% over the past year, knocking top producers' profits and share price gains.
August 26, 2019 Chile announces new stimulus to kickstart sputtering economy Chile, which produces nearly one-third the world's copper, has suffered amid floundering global prices for the red metal.
August 26, 2019 Argentina opposition candidate working on plan for mining sector The front-runner for October's presidential election has told companies that his team has been working on a plan to benefit the country's mining sector.
August 26, 2019 IAMGOLD resumes operations at gold mine in Suriname Rosebel mine was temporarily shuttered in early August after a clash between illegal miners and police, which left one person dead.
August 25, 2019 Southern Copper reviewing Tía María’s budget The suspension of the construction licence is forcing the company to reassess its plans for 2019.
August 24, 2019 Barrick to invest $34 million to extend Veladero’s mine life The Canadian miner is reviewing the mine's geological model.
August 22, 2019 Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine fined for environmental violations Chile's SMA environmental regulator said it had fined Quebrada Blanca $1.2 million for the violations.
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
