Intercontinental ships first zinc-silver concentrate from Bolivia

Tahoe Resources (TSX, NYSE:THO) is denying a media report issued on Thursday that its Shahuindo mine in Peru has contaminated local water supplies. 

The Canadian company alleges that the South American country is performing “fraudulent transfers.”

"We will meet with the company... after a request from them to present a new offer, the fourth in this negotiation," said the Sintracarbon union president.

"Water demand will increase because it will be necessary to process more material to obtain the same amount of copper": Wood Mackenzie.

Agency also cut a 2013 fine for violations to $11.5 million (7 billion Chilean pesos) from the previous $16 million it had charged Barrick Gold, but later forced to review by an environmental court.

The miner and the current operating union re-established plant access through a road used during construction.

The deal frees the miner to apply for increase in production quota amid demand boom and surging prices for lithium, which is used in EV batteries.

BHP's iron ore output climbed to 72 million tonnes for the three months ended Dec. 31 versus 70 million tonnes a year ago.

To date, the company has invested $45 million in Nicaragua, completed over 70,000 meters of drilling on its flagship La India asset, and produced two PEAs and a PFS.