Brazil to seal $30 billion compensation deal with BHP, Vale over 2015 dam collapseAs of Friday, the negotiations between the parties were ongoing and no final agreement has been reached on the settlement amount or terms.Staff Writer | October 18, 2024 | 2:32 pm
G Mining-Reunion Gold spinout Greenheart raises $26 million for explorationGreenheart is focused on regional assets outside of Oko West…Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2024 | 12:31 pm
Vale to hold hearing on Bacaba copper project in BrazilVale plans to replace copper production from the depleting Sossego…Staff Writer | October 18, 2024 | 9:00 am
BHP’s return to Argentina marks new hope for untapped copper mines A new incentive regime for mining in Argentina is attracting major players. Reuters | August 23, 2024 | 7:50 am
Gold Fields slumps after cutting output target for second time Gold Fields' profit slumped to $320.7 million in the first half of this year, compared with about $458 million last year. Bloomberg News | August 23, 2024 | 7:40 am
Samarco expects to reach 60% of output capacity by year-end The company has been gradually resuming activities since late 2020 after the collapse of a tailings dam in Mariana. Reuters | August 23, 2024 | 7:30 am
US inks critical minerals cooperation deal with Argentina The United States has been looking to shift its supply chains of key metals to avoid dependence on China. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 1:43 pm
Codelco could face $8 million fine for tailings dam violations The company has ten days to submit a compliance plan and an additional five days to appeal. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 10:57 am
Copper is flooding into US as flash-squeeze chaos reverberates The huge dislocation between global prices saw the US import about 91,000 tons in July alone, the third-largest monthly amount in the last decade. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2024 | 7:54 am
Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:27 am
Chilean court orders halt of union roadblocks at Caserones mine The court also banned bus stops and inspections that the company claims are carried out by the strikers. Reuters | August 21, 2024 | 1:20 pm
Missouri court sends Doe Run Peru lead poisoning case to trial in US A Missouri district court has greenlit litigation first filed 17 years ago by more than 1,400 Peruvian nationals against US billionaire mining industrialist Ira Rennert and his holding company. Amanda Stutt | August 21, 2024 | 1:03 pm