SolGold reports first resource estimate for Cacharposa deposit in Ecuador Inferred resources add 96.9 million tonnes. Northern Miner Staff | December 15, 2021 | 8:44 am
Copper price rebounds after Fed decision Chinese fiscal stimulus supports copper price in near term. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 15, 2021 | 8:06 am
‘No deal here’: Peru communities, Hochschild on collision path over mine closures The firm adamant it will not shut Inmaculada and Pallancata mines, while local demand the firm is not granted operation extensions. Reuters | December 15, 2021 | 5:44 am
Peru meeting to defuse Las Bambas standoff flops as mine shutdown looms The meeting on Tuesday had been proposed by the government as a last-minute bid to avoid a temporary shutdown at Las Bambas. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 2:13 pm
Chile’s Supreme Court orders new evaluation of Norte Abierto project The dispute involves the potential impacts of the mine project on a nearby indigenous community. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 1:06 pm
BHP, China Minmetals use MineHub’s blockchain platform for copper concentrate transaction In 2020, BHP completed the first iron ore blockchain transaction, but this was the first transaction of its kind for copper concentrates. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2021 | 10:19 am
Antofagasta plans 20% increase in copper output by 2026 Five-year production could reach around 900,000 tonnes of copper by 2026 if the second concentrator at its Centinela mine in Chile is approved. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 9:53 am
Nexa suspends operations at Cerro Lindo mine in Peru due to road blockade Nexa called the road blockade "illegal" and said it would only be carrying out "critical functions" during the suspension. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 9:49 am
Codelco strikes deals with Chuquicamata unions The world's largest copper producer has reached advance contractual agreements with three unions at its century-old Chuquicamata mine. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 7:48 am