February 3, 2025 ICMM members contributed higher portion of profits to host nations in 2024 ICMM members contributed a total of $42 billion to their host countries in 2024.
February 3, 2025 Illegal gold mining contaminated this land. Trees and plants are healing it Officials in Colombia hope phytoremediation is applied in other places damaged by mining, after seeing quick and dramatic results in Río Viejo and other sites.
February 3, 2025 US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite US companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminum and to Chile and Peru for copper.
January 31, 2025 AbraSilver raises $34m for Diabillos project in Argentina Central Puerto SA, Argentina’s leading electricity provider, and Kinross Gold will provide part of the financing.
January 31, 2025 Chile’s copper output jumps in December Copper output in Chile, the world's largest producer of the metal, increased 14.3% year-on-year.
January 30, 2025 Chile orders definitive closure of Lundin’s Alcaparrosa mine Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine and faces a $3.41 million fine, which it can either pay or appeal.
January 30, 2025 Glencore reports lower metals production in 2024 The company produced 951,600 tonnes of copper in 2024, down 6% from 1.01 million tonnes in 2023.
January 30, 2025 Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ, Orion team up to invest $1.2bn in metals, mining Wealth fund will focus on mining companies in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
January 30, 2025 Codelco to use recycled material for ball milling at El Teniente mine The move is part of efforts by the miner to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030.
January 29, 2025 Las Bambas copper output pegged at 400,000t in 2025 The Chalcobamba pit mine, part of Las Bambas, would play a key role in output this year.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
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