Southern mining municipalities are the most violent in Venezuela – reportThe three most violent municipalities in Venezuela are located in the southeastern Bolívar state mining area.Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 29, 2023 | 10:26 am
Mexico finds first remains of coal miners lost in 2022 accidentMexican authorities have located the remains of two of the…Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 10:37 am
Chile president praises Codelco, SQM lithium deal ensuring state controlSQM said it would partner with Codelco for the future development…Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 8:11 am
Antofagasta cuts 2023 copper output forecast The company lowered its full-year copper output forecast to 640,000-670,000 metric tons on persistent water shortages in Chile. Reuters | July 19, 2023 | 8:00 am
Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 5:03 am
Vale grows iron ore output by 6%, sales lag The firm produced 78.74 million metric tons of iron ore between April and June. Reuters | July 18, 2023 | 2:57 pm
Kicking tires: It’s time to talk about mining’s overlooked ESG problem There are millions of end-of-life tires buried or piled high at mines around the world. A unique Canada-Japan joint venture is tackling this problem head-on in the heart of global copper mining. Frik Els | July 17, 2023 | 11:31 am
SolGold’s Cascabel copper project license renewed for 25 years A PFS shows the Ecuador asset has the potential to become one of the 20 largest copper-gold mines in South America. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 8:53 am
Rainbow, Mosaic partner on rare earths extraction in Brazil They expect to produce a preliminary economic assessment of the opportunity to extract rare earths from from Mosaic’s phosphogypsum stack. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 5:33 am
Newmont asks Peñasquito union to end strike action Newmont said that the protest action will have an impact not only on next year’s profits but also on the income of more than five thousand families. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 16, 2023 | 11:42 am
Largo worker killed in chemical plant accident in Brazil Largo said that an employee died due to an accident at the chemical plant in the Maracás Menchen vanadium mine. Reuters | July 15, 2023 | 2:45 pm
Barrick enters JV with Unigold on Neita Norte gold project in Dominican Republic The 10,903-hectare Neita Norte exploration concession was awarded to Unigold in March 2023. Staff Writer | July 14, 2023 | 9:29 am