Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil’s YanomamiBrazil is losing the upper hand in its battle to save the Yanomami Indigenous people.Reuters | January 18, 2024 | 2:37 pm
Codelco to invest $720 million more in Chuquicamata copper mineChuquicamata Subterranea is an ambitious project to extend the open-pit…Reuters | January 18, 2024 | 12:53 pm
Vale considers shorter CEO term for BartolomeoAccording to Valor Econômico, the federal government is attempting to…Staff Writer | January 17, 2024 | 8:56 am
Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m Deal expands Fortuna's footprint in West Africa, where it has the Yaramoko gold mining complex in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 3:55 am
Deadly gold mine fire in Peru highlights dismal safety record Between 2010 and 2021, more than 500 workers died in Peru, twice the deaths compared to neighboring Chile. Bloomberg News | May 8, 2023 | 1:22 pm
Brazilian iron ore state wants to lure lithium investors Minas Gerais will welcome “investors from all over the world” to Vale do Jequitinhonha, said governor Romeu Zema. Bloomberg News | May 8, 2023 | 10:14 am
Lithium markets have hit a turning point – Morgan Stanley Market is expected to remain in a deficit in 2023 but conditions will not be as tight as previous years, according to the investment bank. Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | 9:34 am
Graphic: Argentina sets lofty sights on global copper top 10 The South American country has a pipeline of copper projects that could produce 793,000 tonnes a year by the end of the decade. Reuters | May 8, 2023 | 7:57 am
Chamber of Mines of Argentinian province advocates against nationalization of lithium resources Salta’s Chamber of Mines wants Argentina to move away from proposals regarding the nationalization of its lithium resources. Staff Writer | May 7, 2023 | 12:53 pm
Venezuela deploys 5,000 soldiers in national parks to deal with illegal gold mining, drug trafficking The Venezuelan and Colombian armed forces say they are working together to combat illegal gold mining and drug trafficking in protected areas. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 7, 2023 | 11:50 am
Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27 This is Peru's single deadliest mining accident in more than two decades. Reuters | May 7, 2023 | 10:36 am
Bolivian senate approves general terms of bill to monetize gold The new legislation will allow the Andean nation’s central bank to undertake operations with its gold reserves in international markets. Bloomberg News | May 5, 2023 | 9:30 am