June 2, 2019 Peru’s Buenaventura threatened with general strike Buenaventura said that it was forced to fire some workers because gold and silver reserves at Orcopampa have gone down and so has production.
June 2, 2019 Minas Gerais signs MoU with tech company to monitor tailings dams Inmarsat has committed to providing the state government with a smart monitoring solution which is based on IoT and satellite technology.
May 31, 2019 Wall at Vale’s Gongo Soco pit begins gradual slide; dam holds Vale said the Sul Superior dam, located just 1.5 km from the mine, remains intact and that it continues to be monitored 24/7 via radar, drones and a robotic station…
May 30, 2019 Copper market faces larger shortages, supply issues simmer Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange, trading at around $5,850 a tonne, have tumbled nearly 9% this month.
May 30, 2019 SolGold’s shares crater on possible mining referendum in Ecuador Investors worry a referendum on mining in Imbabura, the province in which its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project is located, could jeopardize the mine's future.
May 30, 2019 Chile’s Codelco Q1 copper production tumbles 18% y/y Chilean copper giant Codelco produced 342,000 tonnes of copper from its mines in the first quarter of 2019.
May 29, 2019 Eike Batista plots his comeback and offers advice to Elon Musk While differences between the men are glaring -- Musk wants his electric cars to break the world’s fossil fuel addiction -- the sudden downfall of Batista’s oil company offers a…
May 28, 2019 Mexico’s Zacatecas state offers to mediate Newmont Goldcorp mine dispute The dispute at Penasquito, Mexico's largest gold and silver mine, has led to losses for public coffers and the firm, as well as lost pay for workers and contractors.
May 28, 2019 Mosaic’s Brazilian unit resumes operations in Catalao mine The Catalao mine was not in operation for two months as the company worked to bring its mine tailings dam into compliance with new Brazilian regulation.
May 28, 2019 Vale downplays risk of dam break at Gongo Soco mine Vale said risk of a new dam break as a consequence of an unstable embankment at Gongo Soco open pit, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, are now minimal.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
