If Brazil legalizes more Amazon mining, it would drive deforestation, study saysBuilding new roads to reach mines would allow illegal loggers, land grabbers and ranchers easier access to relatively untouched parts of the forest, study says.Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 8:12 am
Tiny Bolivian automaker bets it can tap world’s largest lithium depositsLeft-wing President Luis Arce is pushing to industrialize its vast…Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 7:59 am
Chile mining industry must improve safety standards, regulator saysTwelve people died in mining accidents in Chile in 2021.Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 7:49 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC; Operations restart at Samarco; MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru MINING.com Editor | December 24, 2020 | 4:33 pm
SQM begins process to raise capital, boost lithium output If approved, the capital will help finance its previously announced $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan. Reuters | December 24, 2020 | 11:00 am
MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru Miner said that transport had been temporarily disrupted due to road blocks by local residents near its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru. Reuters | December 24, 2020 | 8:09 am
Operations restart at Samarco Iron ore pellets production started Wednesday, with 7-8 million tonnes expected annually. MINING.com Editor | December 23, 2020 | 3:06 pm
Equinox begins staged restart at Los Filos The blockade by members of the Carrizalillo community in Mexico has been removed. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 23, 2020 | 8:42 am
Codelco reaches advance labor deal at Chuquicamata The 36-month agreement enters into force on April 1. Reuters | December 22, 2020 | 11:44 am
SQM signs 8-year lithium deal with LG Energy Solution Contract will supply about 55,000 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent. Reuters | December 22, 2020 | 7:50 am
Production at Las Bambas hit by road blockades The copper mine, controlled by China's MMG, is "progressively" reducing production due to protests. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2020 | 7:40 am
Global copper output to grow over the next decade – report Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-2029. MINING.com Editor | December 21, 2020 | 10:05 am