Endeavour Silver founder and Chairman Bradford Cooke passes away

He formed Endeavour with Godfrey Walton in 2003 for the purpose of acquiring and developing silver-gold projects in Mexico.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 23, 2022 | 11:01 am

Mexican mining industry expects investments to rise 15% in 2022

Mexico's mining industry plans to invest $5.5 billion in 2022.

Reuters | August 23, 2022 | 9:57 am

Zijin restarting production at Colombia gold mine after blockade

Zijin produced 196,493 ounces of gold last year and 294,581 of silver.

Reuters | August 22, 2022 | 8:03 pm

Blockade at Zijin’s Colombia gold mine is lifted

The blockades were set up around the mine in Buritica to demand a rescue mission to find informal miners allegedly trapped in a tunnel.

Reuters | August 22, 2022 | 7:39 am

Colombia’s new president threatens to blow up illegal mining operations

Gustavo Petro said that the armed forces will dynamite every dredge that is being used across the country to mine gold illegally.

Staff Writer | August 21, 2022 | 11:42 am

Peruvian Institute of Economy reports decrease in private mining investments

According to the Peruvian Institute of Economy, while the mining sector was responsible for 19% of total private investments in 2012, it now accounts only for 10%.

Staff Writer | August 21, 2022 | 10:38 am

Road blockades remain around Zijin’s Colombia project

The blockades were set up around the gold mine in Buritica municipality on Aug. 12 to demand a rescue mission to find informal miners.

Reuters | August 19, 2022 | 7:49 am

Lundin Mining faces charges in Chile for massive sinkhole near mine

Chile's minister of mining said ongoing investigation signals the sinkhole was a product of "mining overexploitation".

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2022 | 6:58 am

MMG’s troubled Las Bambas copper mine in Peru still has no timeline for expansion

Las Bambas, whose operations have often been disrupted by protests from neighboring indigenous communities, accounts for 2% of global copper supply.

Reuters | August 18, 2022 | 4:17 pm

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