Vale unveils $3.3 billion plan to boost copper and nickel outputThe mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil.Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 4:16 pm
Allegations of human rights abuses ‘unfounded’, Barrick tells UNHRCThe UN Human Rights Council alleges that 12 deaths occurred…Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 2:13 pm
Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner powerMany banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned…Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 10:07 am
Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine in northern Chile Activities were suspended at the area of the mine where the accident occurred, the company said. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 2:40 pm
Copper production by Chile’s Codelco slides, others climb in January Codelco, the world's top copper producer, saw its production sink nearly 16% year on year. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 11:35 am
Column: Nickel rout is energy-transition warning for West Western governments could mimic Indonesia by granting tax holidays to critical minerals operations. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 9:28 am
BHP becomes first miner in Chile to exceed 40% female representation In 2016, BHP had only 17.5% female workers globally and today employs 1,509 women at Escondida mine alone. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2024 | 5:17 am
Panama asks First Quantum to suspend visitor program at disputed copper mine The company is seeking $20 billion from the Panama government through international arbitration. Reuters | March 7, 2024 | 3:46 pm
Dundee Precious Metals sells Tsumeb smelter in Namibia for $49 million Dundee acquired the smelter in 2010 to secure a processing plant for the complex concentrate from the company’s Chelopech mine in Bulgaria. Staff Writer | March 7, 2024 | 10:00 am
Vale ex-president could escape Brumadinho homicide charges Fábio Schvartsman claims no connection to dam breach. Staff Writer | March 7, 2024 | 9:14 am
Rio Tinto says checking impact of gas pipeline incident on Gladstone operations Rio's Gladstone operations include its Yarwun and Queensland alumina refineries and its Boyne aluminium smelter. Reuters | March 7, 2024 | 8:43 am
Polymetal shareholders approve sale of Russian assets Shareholders approved the sale of its Russian assets to a Siberian gold miner. Reuters | March 7, 2024 | 6:53 am