Fertilizer prices have soared to all-time highs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus threw a massive chunk of the world’s supplies into disarray.

The mining sector in the Andean nation faces uncertainty as the country drafts a new constitution, which could lead to tighter environmental regulation for key minerals.

The project will train three postdoctoral research fellows and eleven postgraduate students to provide highly-qualified geoscientists for the Canadian minerals industry.

Las Bamas acknowledges that 20% of its obligations under a resettlement agreement are outstanding, including the purchase of new lands for the community.

Over the past 18 months, thousands of women have exposed a culture of bullying and abuse in mining, the country's economic engine.

Global miners are deploying a raft of new leaching technologies that can extract low concentrations of copper from waste rock and help avoid lengthy mine permitting delays.

Barrick Gold has nearly doubled its inventory of some key supplies at mines, CEO Mark Bristow says.

The facility, which will be built in in Alabama, will have a capacity of 600,000 tonnes of finished goods a year initially.