Police in Brazil crack down on $1.2 billion illegal gold operationsAccording 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 — reportAn Oxfam report shows that many battery metal miners do…Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 20, 2023 | 8:00 am
Brazil may be responsible for 5% of global annual emissions if all legal mining sites remain active – studyA recent study shows that if all of Brazil’s active…Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 6:06 am
BHP set to face $12 billion UK suit over Brazil dam disaster An eight-week hearing is scheduled to proceed almost nine years after the dam collapse. Bloomberg News | December 22, 2022 | 9:22 am
Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer Scientists are proposing the idea of ditching coal and natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 7:07 am
Sigma Lithium begins Brazil mine plant commissioning Sigma expects the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine plant to be fully operational by April 2023, which is when commercial production is slated to begin. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 3:43 am
Lithium Americas buys Arena Minerals in $227 million deal Deal seeks to combine two neighbouring lithium projects operated by the companies in the Pastos Grandes basin in Argentina. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2022 | 6:18 am
Panama orders First Quantum to halt copper mine operations Miner must craft a plan within 10 days to halt operations at its Cobre Panama copper mine. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 5:03 pm
Samarco expects iron ore pellet production to rise up to 11% in 2023 Samarco Mineracao expects to end 2022 with production of 8.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, up 5.2% on 2021. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 9:55 am
Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:33 am
Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations “The case of Minera Panamá is a clear example of the lack of transparency displayed by several administrations, including the current one,” TI said in a media statement. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 18, 2022 | 11:50 am
Panama leaves door open to eleventh-hour deal for giant mine A shock announcement by Panama to intervene in a privately run copper mine may not be as definitive as first thought. Bloomberg News | December 17, 2022 | 7:32 pm