July 21, 2019 Grupo Mexico’s activities in Guaymas suspended after sulfuric acid spill The environmental protection agency ordered the closure because the mining company doesn’t have the required environmental impact permit to operate.
July 21, 2019 Antamina to spend $390m on mine reno The company expects to be able to process 85 million tonnes of mineral per year.
July 19, 2019 Silver-gold junior’s stock soars on boosted funding for Chile projects The projects are located in Chile’s Antofagasta and Tarapaca regions.
July 19, 2019 Anglo American says Chile Los Bronces mine project will not harm glaciers, biodiversity The miner submitted an environmental impact study for a $3 billion project seeking to maintain output from its flagship Los Bronces copper mine.
July 19, 2019 Yamana touts pre-feasibility results for Agua Rica copper project Proven and probable copper mineral reserves increased by 21% since the end of 2018 to 11.8 billion pounds, while gold mineral reserves gained 12% to reach 7.4 million ounces.
July 19, 2019 Colombia wants to become player in copper in next few years – government official The country is looking to diversify its mining output without neglecting production of coal and gold.
July 19, 2019 SilverCrest gets operating permit for Las Chispas The Canadian miner has conditional approval to build a 3,000-tonne-per-day underground mine and a conventional processing facility.
July 18, 2019 Chile a step closer to scrapping copper sales funding for military The government is seeking to free mining giant Codelco from a decades-old mandate to fund the country’s armed forces.
July 18, 2019 First large-scale mine a test for Latin America’s copper rookie Ecuador’s ambition to become a mining superpower is being tested.
July 18, 2019 Three French soldiers killed by toxic fumes in Guyana illegal mine operation France has deployed hundreds of soldiers to the region to combat illegal mining.
Lupaka Gold may seize Peru state assets over unpaid $67M arbitration award Lupaka's chairman Gordon Ellis said it has identified Peru’s national petroleum company Petroperu as potential target. January 19, 2026 | 09:59 am
