December 5, 2021 Mining Millennial hopes to build Mexico’s next major silver producer Vizsla Silver’s Michael Konnert is pouring his heart and soul into the development of the district-scale Panuco project in Sinaloa.
November 30, 2021 Capstone Mining, Mantos Copper to merge The new miner, Capstone Copper, will have a combined 2021 production base of more than 175,000 tonnes and 4.9m tonnes in reserves.
November 28, 2021 Interactive map, report show socio-environmental impacts of energy transition A new interactive map and report present the social and environmental impacts of mining for lithium, copper, nickel, and graphite in the Americas.
November 16, 2021 Guatemala kicks off consultation at halted nickel project The Félix project was suspended in 2019, after a court upheld a request from Indigenous campaigners claiming lack of proper consultation.
November 15, 2021 First Quantum promotes Tristan Pascall to CEO The current chief operating officer succeeds his father and co-founder Philip Pascall, who will remain as chairman.
November 10, 2021 Pan American Silver cuts guidance on labour shortages, higher costs The Canadian miner lowered silver and gold output targets mainly due to cost of upgrades at its La Colorada mine in Mexico.
November 5, 2021 Minera Alamos pours first gold at Santana mine in Mexico Gold was recovered from material stacked during summer and intended primarily to commission the carbon recovery plant and related systems.
October 28, 2021 UN deep-sea mining rules unlikely to be completed by 2023, Latam countries say The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) is working on global rules covering sea bed mining, which is not allowed until the regulations are finalised.
October 28, 2021 Alamos Gold cuts production outlook on Mulatos woes Output at company's founding operation is expected to drop by 15,000 ounces, to between 135,000 to 145,000 ounces.
October 27, 2021 Fresnillo’s production hit by labour shortages, lower grades The Mexico-focused precious metals miner is grappling with a staff shortage triggered by labour reforms in the country.
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