Illegal gold represents 17% of Brazil’s exports — study

In 2020, Brazil exported 111 tonnes of gold, 19 of which were mined without licences, Instituto Escolhas reports.

Bruno Venditti | August 5, 2021 | 9:53 pm

Union at Escondida mine in Chile asks members to prepare for strike

More than 2,000 union members rejected owner BHP Group Ltd's latest contract offer at the end of last week.

Reuters | August 5, 2021 | 5:39 pm

Peruvian miners open to discussing modifications to tax stability agreements

A new administration led by Pedro Castillo, an elementary school teacher, is seeking to increase taxes on miners to fund social programs.

Reuters | August 5, 2021 | 5:05 pm

Foreign miners in Chile warn lawmakers fresh royalties would hammer competitiveness

Smaller miners with annual production under 100,000 tonnes in particular warned that they would be disproportionately impacted given their higher operating costs.

Reuters | August 4, 2021 | 2:45 pm

Albemarle quarterly profit jumps nearly fivefold on rising lithium demand

The miner posted second-quarter net income of $424.6 compared to $85.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

Reuters | August 4, 2021 | 2:39 pm

Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill

Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 9:22 am

Filo Mining shares up on further drill results from Argentina

"Filo del Sol is growing into one of the largest copper-gold-silver discoveries ever," company says.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 4, 2021 | 9:14 am

Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel

The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 7:03 am

Peru’s mining executives anxious as Castillo’s left-wing administration begins

The administration has said it will work with all players in the mining sector to create a new deal that will address "social profitability."

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 4:08 pm

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