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.