November 1, 2019

Lithium Chile’s drilling program on track despite protests

The Calgary-based miner submitted an exploration drilling notice of work for its Turi project.

November 1, 2019

BHP earmarks $44 million for Samarco reopening four years after dam burst

Investment approval comes four years after a deadly dam collapse that killed 19 people and became the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history.

October 31, 2019

Newmont’s Quecher project at Yanacocha achieves commercial production

Yanacocha began commercial production in 1993 and has since produced more than 38 million ounces of gold.

October 31, 2019

Guyana Goldfields to miss guidance, stock falls to lowest since 2008

A mine plan review is underway, with results expected in Q1 2010.

October 31, 2019

Vale triggers emergency protocol at Ouro Preto dam

Three other nearby dams, Forquilha I, II and III, have already been halted because of what the regulator deems as a "Level 2" emergency.

October 31, 2019

Recycled lithium batteries market to hit $6 billion by 2030 — report

Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030.

October 31, 2019

Wealth Minerals granted access rights to Valsequillo silver project in Mexico

The Vancouver-based miner can acquire a 100% interest in the property by paying $6 million to the vendors.

October 31, 2019

A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues

This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.

October 30, 2019

Pace of investments in Mexico’s mining sector seen slowing

Investor confidence in Mexico, Latin America's second largest economy, has been shaken by some policy moves under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

October 30, 2019

Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC

Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors