October 23, 2023 First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official The new contract guarantees a minimum annual income of $375 million to the government and will be effective for 20 years.
October 20, 2023 Vulcan’s Mexico mine to be decreed nature reserve if talks fail, president says The president has long accused Vulcan, which extracts limestone in southern Mexico, of environmental damage.
October 20, 2023 Panama’s president gives final approval to First Quantum copper mine contract The bill was approved in a third and final brief debate with 44 votes in favor, five against, and two abstentions.
October 19, 2023 Grupo Mexico being pushed to resume cleanup of 2014 mine spill Agroup of activists, miners, academics and residents are scheduled to attempt to block roads to push Larrea’s Grupo Mexico to do more more to repair damage from one of the country’s worst…
October 19, 2023 RMI and Copper Mark release Risk Readiness Assessment criteria RRA consists of 33 criteria covering ESG risks, and defines due diligence requirements.
October 18, 2023 Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.
October 17, 2023 Oroco shares rise on PEA for Santo Tomas copper project in Mexico Over an approximate 20-year mine life, the Santo Tomas project would have total payable copper production (in concentrate) of 4.75 billion lb.
October 17, 2023 Newmont starts ramp-up at Peñasquito as strike ends Return to normal operations at Mexico’s largest gold mine is expected to take several weeks, and Newmont vowed to update markets next week.
October 13, 2023 Mexico govt blames Grupo Mexico for 2014 toxic spill, wants new cleanup plan The spill pumped 40,000 cubic meters of toxic mining acid into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's northern Sonora state.
October 11, 2023 Volcanic Gold shares rise on Guatemala Mila discovery The Volcanic team discovered significant concentrations of bonanza-grade and visible gold within a 250 x 570-metre zone, at the prospect, notably in quartz veins.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
