November 30, 2018

Indigenous rights ‘invisible’ as Ecuador pushes mining, oil projects: U.N.

Days before Tauli-Corpuz arrived in Ecuador, indigenous groups and about 2,000 protesters marched in the capital Quito and handed the national assembly a proposed law that would ban large metal-mining…

November 30, 2018

Navy admiral named Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy

Albuquerque, 60, will tackle offshore oil licensing rounds and planned energy privatizations.

November 30, 2018

Moody’s sees weak lithium prices in 2020 due to projects frenzy

Spot prices would be pushed down despite rapid demand growth from batteries for electric vehicles (EV) makers, the experts say.

November 30, 2018

Aurania discovers high grade silver-zinc-lead at Ecuador gold project

By market close on Friday, Aurania Resources' stock was up 6%. 

November 29, 2018

Goldcorp pours first doré from Pyrite Leach at Penasquito

Commissioning of the plant began in Q3 2018, and it is now treating existing tailings around the clock.

November 29, 2018

SSR Mining stakes C$31 million in Silvercrest

The company plans to use the proceeds for the exploration and development of the Las Chispas silver-gold project in Mexico.

November 29, 2018

Codelco copper output, profit falls as costs rise

Mine output fell 3 percent in the first nine months of the year as ore grades sharply declined, leading to a 12 percent drop in pretax profit.

November 28, 2018

Chile to lease inactive licenses held by top miners to juniors

Move allows major companies to lease to juniors all or part of assets they are not actively developing.

November 28, 2018

Condor Gold shares soar as Nicaragua project grows

The company extended known targets and discovered new high-grade vein systems at its La India gold project in Nicaragua.

November 28, 2018

Strike briefly shuts down operations at BHP’s Spence mine in Chile

Move followed the dismissal of 49 workers and eight supervisors, union President Ronald Salcedo said.