November 26, 2018

Venezuela pays miner $425m in move to safeguard Citgo

If the required steps to fully implement the amended settlement do not take place Crystallex will go back to court to seize assets linked to Citgo.

November 26, 2018

Former Grupo Mexico workers plan to block copper mine access

The planned industrial action is part of a longstanding dispute after Grupo Mexico fired the mine's workforce and reopened it in 2010.

November 26, 2018

Chile is taking Albemarle to International Court over lithium prices

The country's state development agency says Albemarle has failed to provide as much as 25% of its annual production at a discount to companies seeking to produce battery metals within…

November 26, 2018

Capstone Mining mulls selling stake in Chile-based copper-iron project

Over its almost 18-year mine life, Santo Domingo is expected to produce an average of 134-million pounds a year of copper, 4.2-million tonnes a year of iron concentrates and 17,000…

November 26, 2018

What global rules against ‘blood gold’? Small miners have to eat

On Jan. 1, the London Bullion Market Association will introduce a new version of the guidelines that embrace what’s called environmental, social and governance standards.

November 25, 2018

Mexican senator to work against proposed changes to mining code

Armando Guadiana said the changes make no sense as most provisions already exist in other laws.

November 23, 2018

Global iron ore market well supplied, growth in production ahead — reports

Global iron ore production will grow due to mine expansions in Brazil and increasing output from India.

November 23, 2018

Abritration Court awards South American Silver $28 million for Malku Khota in Bolivia

Exploration commenced at Malku Khota in 2003 and work on the project continued through to the expropriation in August 2012.

November 23, 2018

Edmonton miner optimistic about Peruvian copper-gold project

The Chapitos project is located in the Peruvian Iron Oxide Copper Gold belt.

November 23, 2018

Mexican miners hit by proposed changes to code

Besides tax hikes, the set of suggested rules include allowing the Ministry of Economy to name certain zones as not viable for mining.