Ecuadorian government releases controversial prior consultation manual In the absence of an organic law that regulates the right to prior consultation, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Energy and Mines issued a manual. Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 10:04 am
Copper price soars to 7-month high on Chinese plans to cut output China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing. Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 9:22 am
How to perform land restorations in the High Arctic The High Arctic area that hosted the Svea coal mines for 100 years has been restored so that natural and geological processes can be re-established. Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 6:39 am
Worker’s death spurs strike action at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine Chilean media reported that mine workers blocked the entrance road to the Rodomiro Tomic mine and completely stopped production. Staff Writer | March 9, 2024 | 2:07 pm
Vale CEO to keep job through 2024 as miner seeks successor Eduardo Bartolomeo will retain his job through December. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2024 | 5:12 pm
Gabriel Resources loses damage claim against Romania for failed gold project The company sought $4.4 billion in damages from Romania when it filed its claim at the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in 2015. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 4:05 pm
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
AME slams British Columbia’s approach on Mineral Tenure Act overhaul "Industry and stakeholders are not being engaged in the manner and weight and importance that we should be,” AME president said. Henry Lazenby | March 8, 2024 | 12:46 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