June 16, 2019

One trapped miner in Chile rescued, one dead, one remains missing

Chilean authorities found alive one of three Bolivian miners trapped beneath the rubble at a small copper mine early on Saturday, while another was found dead.

June 14, 2019

Protesters agree to lift Newmont Goldcorp blockade in Mexico

Mexican protesters agreed to lift a blockade at Newmont Goldcorp's Penasquito mine on Friday.

June 14, 2019

Strike at Codelco’s largest copper mine triggers new supply fears

About 3,200 unionized workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile downed tools on Friday after failing to reach a deal with the company.

June 14, 2019

Cordoba to restart PEA work for Alacrán deposit in Colombia

As part of the PEA, the miner is re-evaluating the Alacrán mineral resource estimate.

June 13, 2019

Vale says hopes to reach dam burst global settlements by year-end

Vale said on Thursday that it expects to reach global settlements covering economic and environmental damages from the January collapse of its Brumadinho tailings dam by late this year or…

June 13, 2019

Analysts say Vale execs optimistic about recovery of output at Brucutu mine

Brazil's Vale, which needs court approval to resume production at its Brucutu mine after a deadly dam collapse, told analysts it expects to do so soon.

June 13, 2019

Unions to strike at Chile’s Chuquicamata after labor deal falls through

Workers "decided unanimously to initiate a walk-off beginning the first shift on Friday, June 14.

June 13, 2019

SolGold strikes again in Ecuador’s Andean copper belt

Discovery comes on the heels of a government's study showing the miner's Cascabel project will be one of the world’s ten largest copper, silver and gold mines.

June 12, 2019

Pot is taking the spotlight away from lithium and threatening the EV boom

Lithium miners are seeing investor interest go up in smoke.

June 11, 2019

Albemarle details efforts to boost its Chilean lithium output by 30%

The company described a process that evokes the industry standard of using a series of evaporation ponds.