June 18, 2019 Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…
June 17, 2019 Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine operations halved amid strike More than 3,000 unionized workers at the world's top copper producer's sprawling Chuquicamata copper mine walked off the job last week.
June 17, 2019 First Quantum ships first copper concentrate from Cobre Panama mine The key milestone for Cobre Panama comes at a time when the market is in need of high concentrate volumes due to recent supply disruptions.
June 17, 2019 China iron ore retreats as Vale looks to rebuild capacity Top iron ore miner Vale SA expects to soon restore 20 million tonnes of yearly capacity at its Brucutu mine in Brazil, according to analysts.
June 17, 2019 Newmont Goldcorp resumes operations at Peñasquito gold mine in Mexico The seven-week stoppage cost the company and Mexico millions daily.
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…
First Quantum backs Panama’s plan to allow stockpile processing at shuttered copper mine Cobre Panama, one of the world's largest open-pit copper deposits, was closed in 2023 following protests from local residents over tax contributions and environmental impacts. January 15, 2026 | 03:48 pm
