Copper price rises on supply disruption concerns

Workers at BHP's Escondida threatened on Wednesday to go on strike over what they described as safety concerns.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2022 | 8:13 am

Equinox Gold’s Los Filos mine hit by blockade

Operations at the Mexican gold mine have been suspended while members a nearby community prevent the delivery of required supplies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2022 | 4:57 am

Rio2 appeals rejection of EIA for Chile gold project

Miner argues the dismissal is not consistent with the environmental assessment process that took place over the past two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2022 | 3:19 am

Vale sees 44% increase in global nickel demand by 2030

The company also estimated its own production for the medium term at between 230,000 and 245,000 tonnes of nickel per year.

Reuters | September 7, 2022 | 1:27 pm

Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine threaten to strike

If the demands are not resolved, workers plan stoppages at the world's largest copper mine on Sep. 12 and 14, and then they would initiate an indefinite strike.

Reuters | September 7, 2022 | 11:35 am

Silver Mountain to restart mine, refurbish 2,000 tonne per day mill in Peru

The plan for Silver Mountain is to restart production at Reliquias - an underground mine with potential mineral resources distributed over 10 veins.

Staff Writer | September 7, 2022 | 11:34 am

Great Panther to delist from TSX, NYSE as it seeks creditor protection

The cash-strapped Canadian miner is likely to default on several material debtor agreements owing to liquidity constraints.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2022 | 7:15 am

Ecuador indigenous demand rulings against extractive industries be enforced

In 2018, a judge ruled in favor of the A'i Cofan community and ordered the reversal of some 20 mining concessions granted to private companies along the Aguarico River.

Reuters | September 6, 2022 | 2:02 pm

Analysis: No reduction in tailings dam failures over the past two decades

Data released Tuesday states the rate was constant at 0.09 failures per billion tonnes of production in both the decades of 2000-2009 and 2010-2019.

Henry Lazenby | September 6, 2022 | 1:54 pm

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