Mexico says trade deal does not apply in Grupo Mexico mine labor disputeA Mexican court ruled in favor of the workers' union in June, ordering Grupo Mexico to pay back wages and benefits.Reuters | August 1, 2023 | 11:29 am
Equinox calls Greenstone 85% complete, first gold pour in 2024The project will be one of Canada’s largest gold projects,…Staff Writer | August 1, 2023 | 10:04 am
Diamond sales at Debswana slump 17% on weak demandDebswana sold diamonds worth $2.179 billion in H1, compared to…Reuters | August 1, 2023 | 7:48 am
Rio Tinto, China Baowu to develop Australian iron ore project for $2bn Rio Tinto will invest $1.3 billion for the project development. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 4:25 pm
Fresnillo expects to launch Juanicipio mine operations in October Fresnillo and Mag Silver had agreed in April 2019 to develop the Juanicipio deposit, but the pandemic and logistical setbacks delayed the project. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 12:38 pm
Escondida mine conflict unresolved, regulators inspect site Union workers approved a partial strike last week and threatened a complete work stoppage over safety concerns at the world's largest copper mine. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 11:53 am
Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 6:36 am
Three miners die in mudslide at Sierra Metals’ Yauricocha mine The deaths add renewed attention to mining safety protocols in Latin America. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 11:14 am
Chilean think-tank says Codelco pays more taxes but extracts less copper than private companies Chile’s Center for National Studies of Alternative Development reports that while private mining paid $3.5 billion in taxes, Codelco paid $5.3 billion. Staff Writer | September 11, 2022 | 1:22 pm
Ancient remains found at Glencore’s project in Argentina A worker at Glencore’s El Pachón project in Argentina bumped into human remains while performing some road cleaning duties. Staff Writer | September 11, 2022 | 11:38 am
South Africa mine dam wall collapses, killing one and injuring 40 The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein. Reuters | September 11, 2022 | 9:56 am
Vale posts best week in 20 months on metals rebound, nickel plans Shares in the world’s No. 2 iron ore producer and major nickel supplier surged 11% this week, outpacing peers. Bloomberg News | September 9, 2022 | 3:35 pm