Police in Brazil crack down on $1.2 billion illegal gold operations

According to investigations, the ore extracted from the territory and Venezuela was sold abroad.

Bruno Venditti | September 20, 2023 | 12:40 pm

Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent — report

An Oxfam report shows that many battery metal miners do not have the necessary policies to respect the rights of the communities impacted by their activities, especially Indigenous communities.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 20, 2023 | 8:00 am

Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile

The UK-based mineral exploration company has secured the Monti lithium project, in the Salar de Atacama salt flat, for $2.26 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2023 | 6:03 am

Brazil may be responsible for 5% of global annual emissions if all legal mining sites remain active – study

A recent study shows that if all of Brazil’s active legal mining sites continue to operate in the coming decades, emissions will total an estimated 2.55 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent due to loss of vegetation and soil.

Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 6:06 am

WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency

All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the names and locations of their refining partners at least once a year.

Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 3:48 am

Codelco ends long-term mined copper deals to China clients from 2025 – sources

Company is aiming to replace exclusively copper concentrate deals with others that include concentrate and value-added intermediate products such as blister and anode.

Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 5:48 am