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Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon to hear wage offer before possible strike vote

"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.

Reuters | January 19, 2018 | 12:09 pm

Copper miners challenged by water supply

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

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 18, 2018 | 8:50 am

Chile’s regulator orders permanent closure of Barrick’s Pascua-Lama mine

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2018 | 5:09 am

Torex restarts operations in Mexico despite blockade

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

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2018 | 4:57 pm

Chile’s Corfo, SQM strike deal in lithium dispute

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.

Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 3:40 pm

BHP second-quarter iron ore output up 3 pct, maintains forecast

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

Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 3:15 pm

Condor Gold hopes to soon kick off construction at Nicaragua project

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2018 | 9:50 am

Costa Rican presidential candidate blasts ecologists, says he would bring mining back

Conservative Diego Castro called environmentalist groups "eco-terrorists."

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2018 | 8:00 am

Vale confirms talks with BHP over Samarco exit

During a meeting with investors and analysts in Sao Paulo, Vale’s investor relations director, André Figueiredo, said it seemed “natural” for his company to become the sole owner of the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2018 | 7:32 am

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