December 3, 2024 Ero Copper boosts gold reserves by 19% at Xavantina in Brazil Total reserves across Xavantina’s three main veins total 1.4 million tonnes grading 9.71 g/t gold for 459,200 contained oz.
December 3, 2024 Steel industry will take more time to decarbonize, says Vale CEO The miner reported an output of about 328 million tonnes this year.
December 3, 2024 McEwen’s Los Azules copper project gets key environmental approval The company anticipates construction to begin as early as 2026.
December 3, 2024 Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold mine in Peru Pan American no longer owns the mine but retains the right to 60% of future copper concentrate from La Arena II.
December 2, 2024 Indigenous mining complicates Brazil’s fight against illegal gold The Munduruku territory, a reservation the size of Switzerland on the Tapajos river, a major Amazon tributary, has become a hot spot for illegal mining.
December 2, 2024 Zinc’s wild week may signal volatile era as supplies squeezed Supply pressures have made zinc the best performer of the LME’s six base metals this year.
December 1, 2024 Peru names Jorge Montero as minister of mines and energy Montero served as Peru's vice minister of mines from November 2020 to August 2021.
December 1, 2024 Peru votes to extend informal mining permits for six more months Informal mining workers have blockaded key highways to pressure for an extension.
December 1, 2024 Global mineral exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows According to S&P, funds raised by junior and intermediate miners nearly quadrupled to $1.61 billion in October, the highest since March 2022.
November 29, 2024 Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada The company is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium.
Critical Metals soars on project upgrades, US-Greenland talks Earlier this week, the company announced it will acquire a fully integrated, mobile assay laboratory to supplement its Tanbreez project. January 14, 2026 | 10:50 am