Hudbay Minerals replaced nearly all mining depletion in 2021

The company also extended the life of both its Constancia copper mine in Peru and its Snow Lake gold mine in Canada by a year to 2038.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 7:04 am

Rio Tinto secures lithium project in Argentina

The $825 million acquisition of Rincon gives Rio Tinto a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of South America's lithium triangle.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 3:53 am

Anglo looks to the sea as water scarcity hits Chile copper mines

The proposal is to build a plant on the coast of the Valparaiso region that would produce drinking water for residents in exchange for access to waste water that could be used at mines.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2022 | 2:57 pm

Miners gather in copper capital facing ‘another world’ of tumult

The last time the copper industry gathered in Santiago, prices were below $3/lb amid concerns over a slowdown in Chinese demand.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2022 | 1:17 pm

Codelco may partly privatize some assets, executive says

Patricio Vergara, VP of mining resources and development, said the hived-off assets could become eventual partnerships.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 9:17 am

Vale settles $630m in cases related to Brumadinho disaster

The collapse of a tailings dam at Vale's Corrego do Feijao mine in Brumadinho released a mudflow that killed 270 people in January 2019.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 6:49 am

Las Bambas workers launch protest action

The union representing Las Bambas workers demands a review of the end-of-year profit amounts paid by the MMG to its employees.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 27, 2022 | 12:41 pm

War sparks Wall Street’s rush to commodity-rich emerging markets

A deep divide is opening up as investors focus their hopes on commodity exporters in the Middle East and Latin America.

Bloomberg News | March 27, 2022 | 11:09 am

Poll shows that more Colombians support mining

In Colombia, 74% of residents of municipalities where mining operations exist and 64% of non-mining municipalities believe that mining is beneficial for the country.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2022 | 7:07 am

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