Vale seeks go-ahead to build iron ore mine by biodiversity havenApolo is seen as critical for reviving the company’s iron ore capacity in Minas Gerais.Bloomberg News | July 15, 2024 | 7:17 am
SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador projectStreaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits…Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 5:55 am
Lundin pitches BHP on joint bid for copper miner FiloThe move could solve fundraising needs for a neighboring project…Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 1:22 pm
Bolivia pitches Wall Street on bonds linked to lithium By tapping the market’s demand for clean-energy investments, the nation expects to drive borrowing costs to 10% or lower. Bloomberg News | March 11, 2024 | 9:47 am
Global copper smelters less active in first two months of 2024 An average of 11.5% of copper smelter capacity monitored by Earth-i was inactive during January and February. Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 10:42 am
Ecuadorian government releases controversial prior consultation manual In the absence of an organic law that regulates the right to prior consultation, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Energy and Mines issued a manual. Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 10:04 am
Worker’s death spurs strike action at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine Chilean media reported that mine workers blocked the entrance road to the Rodomiro Tomic mine and completely stopped production. Staff Writer | March 9, 2024 | 2:07 pm
Vale CEO to keep job through 2024 as miner seeks successor Eduardo Bartolomeo will retain his job through December. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2024 | 5:12 pm
Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine in northern Chile Activities were suspended at the area of the mine where the accident occurred, the company said. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 2:40 pm
Copper production by Chile’s Codelco slides, others climb in January Codelco, the world's top copper producer, saw its production sink nearly 16% year on year. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 11:35 am
Peru copper output seen growing to 3mt in 2024, minister says The Chalcobamba project is expected to help Las Bambas eventually boost its output to approximately 400,000 tons of copper annually. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 7:26 am
AI can potentially estimate global environmental destruction due to road development for mining Australia-based researchers trained three machine-learning models to automatically map road features in rural, generally remote and often forested areas. Staff Writer | March 8, 2024 | 6:06 am