Vale expects to pay out $1.5 billion for Brumadinho repairsThe rupture of the structure unleashed a giant wave of mud that killed 270 people.Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 6:57 am
Chile rejects Andes Iron’s $2.5bn Dominga mining projectChile's top court turned down appeals filed by communities and…Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 6:52 am
Wealth Minerals delivers first resource estimate for Ollagüe lithium project in ChileThe initial resource contains 741,000 tonnes of LCE grading 175…Staff Writer | January 17, 2023 | 9:16 am
Potash majors interested in reviving Argentine mine, owner says Argentina’s Mendoza province is in talks with some of the world’s top producers of potash to revive the Rio Colorado mine. Bloomberg News | September 8, 2021 | 3:07 pm
Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California The heap leach gold mine’s latest measured and indicated numbers show a 65% increase in contained gold. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2021 | 10:23 am
Albemarle says Chile output on track despite strike The 135-member “Albemarle Salar” union, which the company said comprises about half the workers at its Salar plant, went on strike in August. Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:51 am
SolGold to cut back on exploration projects to focus on Cascabel The miner intends to shed 10 of the 72 exploration concessions held within its four subsidiaries in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2021 | 3:39 am
Glencore to return Prodeco coal mining contracts to Colombia Glencore previously said the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines would be handed back to Colombia because a restart of its operations would not be viable. Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 10:07 am
Lumina Copper reaches deal to end strike at Chile’s Caserones mine Workers at Caserones went on strike at the start of August after collective wage negotiations and government-led mediation foundered. Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 8:43 am
Equinox Gold achieves record revenue growth British Columbia miner grew from C$1.18 million in revenue and an inactive Brazilian gold mine in 2016 to posting C$1.13 billion in revenue and seven operating mines in 2020. Albert Van Santvoort - Business in Vancouver | September 3, 2021 | 11:46 am
Vale launches self-driving trucks at its largest mine Vale expects to boost productivity and safety by using the trucks to haul iron ore at the Carajas complex. Reuters | September 2, 2021 | 11:18 am
Labor contract deal ends strike at Chile’s Andina copper mine Deal with world's top copper producer Codelco ends prolonged strike that began in mid-August. Reuters | September 2, 2021 | 7:48 am