Newmont delays investment decision on Peru gold mine to 2024 The $2bn project is part of a planned expansion of the Yanacocha gold mine in Peru. Reuters | September 15, 2022 | 5:33 am
Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2022 | 3:52 am
Copper Fox delays 2,500-metre drill program at Eaglehead project in British Columbia The decision to suspend drilling comes as company continues to face delays in permitting. Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 3:16 pm
Copper price falls as markets brace for US rate hikes The dollar hit its biggest one-day price since March 2020. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 8:13 am
Trevali managers found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso The sentences are related to a flash flood that trapped and killed eight miners in April at the company’s Perkoa zinc operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2022 | 3:48 am
Commodity markets are contending with a growing liquidity crisis The giant price fluctuations that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roiled markets for everything from natural gas to crude oil and metals. Bloomberg News | September 13, 2022 | 3:40 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
Chile launches plan to boost investment to address weakened economy New copper mining projects will be exempt for five years from an ad-valorem component that was proposed in a new mining royalty. Reuters | September 12, 2022 | 2:47 pm
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