Zambia's ZCCM-IH hires Rothschild & Co for Mopani Copper Mines restructuring

Glencore to shut Zambia copper mines

The company is said to have declared force majeure at its Mopani Copper Mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2020 | 12:13 pm

DeepGreen makes run at battery metals from seafloor

DeepGreen to make run for battery metals from seafloor

Unlike other seafloor miners, the company doesn’t want to drill, blast or dig the bottom of the ocean.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2020 | 9:55 am

SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed

SolGold’s Ecuador copper project gets bigger

A third resource update for Alpala has added 1.6m tonnes of copper, 2.5m ounces of gold and 92m ounces silver to the deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2020 | 6:45 am

Miners response to Brazil’s dam disaster still weak — report

Miners’ response to Brazil dam disaster still weak — report

The Responsible Mining Foundation says vast majority of companies are still unable to demonstrate that they are reviewing how effectively they are managing TSF-related risks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2020 | 3:00 am

Antofagasta copper output falls but keeps 2020 guidance

Antofagasta halts expansion at Los Pelambres

It has also suspended contracts with most of the companies involved in the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2020 | 6:20 am

Spain allows Riotinto copper mine to resume operations

Spain lets Riotinto copper mine restart operations

Local authorities in Andalucía determined that mining operations supplying other essential industries should remain open.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2020 | 3:49 am

Rio Tinto grapples with fresh investor revolt over Mongolia mine

Rio faces investor rebellion over Oyu Tolgoi

US hedge fund calls for boardroom shakeup at Rio-controlled Turquoise Hill over "massive devaluation" of giant Mongolian copper project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2020 | 8:55 am

New Gold brings Ontario mine back online

Operations at Rainy River were halted for for two weeks to comply with federal and provincial coronavirus guidelines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2020 | 6:46 am

Brazil shuts 47 mining dams deemed unsafe

More than half of them belong to Vale, whose Córrego do Feijão mine’s tailings collapsed last year, releasing a torrent of mining waste that killed about 270 people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2020 | 3:52 am