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Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills nine workers, traps six

Nine miners have died and six remain trapped following an explosion at the La Mestiza coal mine in Colombia’s northeastern El Zulia municipality.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 11:34 am

Argentine mining companies condemn lithium export price set by government

Argentina's customs agency set a reference price of $53 per…

Reuters | June 3, 2022 | 5:00 pm

Peru cabinet seeks solution for Las Bambas crisis as leftists urge nationalization

Late on Thursday, left-wing lawmakers from the ruling Peru Libre…

Reuters | June 3, 2022 | 9:45 am

About 3,000 workers laid off at Peru’s Las Bambas as mine shutdown drags on

Las Bambas, one of the world's largest copper mines, was…

Reuters | June 2, 2022 | 11:49 am

Chile open to all paths to lithium mining, minister says

Chile's mining minister Marcela Hernando said the government is not…

Reuters | June 2, 2022 | 9:47 am

License to operate still the top risk for miners – report

In EY's annual risks and opportunities report, 63% of executives surveyed flagged LTO a top three risk.

MINING.com Editor | September 30, 2020 | 2:44 pm

Chilean government sees $74bn in mining investments over a decade

The roster of investments includes sprawling projects from top global miners.

Reuters | September 30, 2020 | 2:14 pm

Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension

"Supply disruption could provide short-term support to the market, which has eased from six-year highs earlier this month."

Frik Els | September 30, 2020 | 11:57 am

Pan American Silver restarts Huaron and Morococha

The world’s second largest primary silver producer had suspended normal operations at its mines in Peru in March to comply with mandatory national quarantine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 30, 2020 | 11:11 am

Output from top copper producers down 3.7% in Q2 2020 – report

Overall copper production is forecast to drop by 1.5% this year to 20.3Mt.

MINING.com Editor | September 30, 2020 | 10:35 am

Lundin seeks mediation to stave off strike at Candelaria mine

The mine's union of 350 members rejected the company's latest offer.

Reuters | September 30, 2020 | 10:12 am

Prosecutors want to cancel Vale’s $44m Brumadinho deal

Document signed by Vale and the Brazil government has the potential to transfer to the miner the management of some national parks in Minas Gerais, according to prosecutors.

Bruno Venditti | September 30, 2020 | 9:15 am