Paramilitary, guerrilla groups threaten coal mining unions in ColombiaCoal mining unions in Colombia are asking the government for protection after receiving threats from paramilitary and guerrilla groups.Staff Writer | January 14, 2024 | 11:09 am
Communities agree to end roadblocks at Chile lithium operationsIndigenous communities say they want to be properly consulted following…Bloomberg News | January 13, 2024 | 11:57 am
Codelco caps worst year in quarter century with production dropProduction for the last three months of the year was…Bloomberg News | January 12, 2024 | 9:08 am
Copper mining project must be suspended, Ecuador court rules The Imbabura provincial court said a 2014 environmental license and other permissions given for the Llurimagua project do not comply with proper parameters. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 12:04 pm
Brazil court backs crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon Court decision legal practice of buyers accepting the origin of the precious metal with paper receipts based on the "good faith" of the seller. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 10:48 am
Chile copper production down 3.4% in February – Cochilco Output from Codelco fell 14.8% year on year to 105,400 tonnes. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 7:43 am
Hochschild Mining walks away from Canadian gold project It has ended option to earn in a 60% stake in Skeena Resources' Snip gold project, in British Columbia. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2023 | 3:54 am
Iron ore price expected to ease over next 5 years on slower demand growth and more supply In the long term, Fitch expects prices to decline to $50 a tonne. Bruno Venditti | April 4, 2023 | 12:57 pm
NGEx shares shoot up 23% on new copper-gold discovery in Argentina CEO Wojtek Wodzicki said the grades are some of the best he has seen in his career. Staff Writer | April 4, 2023 | 10:14 am
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest lithium operations Albemarle’s Greenbushes hard rock mine in Australia holds top spot. MINING.com Editor | April 3, 2023 | 11:10 am
Chile economy contracts more than expected on mining drop Mining activity tumbled 3.1% in February from the previous month. Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 7:05 am
Agnico Eagle becomes sole owner of Canadian Malartic mine The world’s third-biggest bullion producer now owns the Canadian Malartic, one of North America’s biggest gold mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2023 | 7:03 am