August 21, 2023

Ecuadorians opt to restrict oil and mining ahead of run-off vote

Citizens voted to shut a major oil field in the Amazon region and ban new mining concessions near Quito.

August 21, 2023

Vale agrees to pay over $106m in compensation to Minas Gerais evacuees

Residents of Barão de Cocais, Brazil, were forced to evacuate due to risks of a tailings dam rupture in 2019.

August 20, 2023

Tucano Gold to take over Great Panther’s Tucano mine in Brazil

Tucano Gold entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Mina Tucano and of Tucano Resources Mineração.

August 20, 2023

Legislature of Argentina’s lithium-rich province discusses expediting EIA procedures

Salta’s legislature is discussing a project that aims to expedite some of the processes related to mining environmental and social impact assessments.

August 18, 2023

Codelco taps new chief amid push to grow output

The world's largest copper producer has named Ruben Alvarado as the company's new chief executive.

August 18, 2023

BHP, Codelco, Freeport vie for title of biggest copper producer

After buying Australia’s OZ Minerals, BHP is challenging for the mantle at a time when hitherto leader Codelco has seen output slide.

August 18, 2023

Codelco eyes recovering production of 1.7mt/y by 2030

The miner will also use "alternative actions" to extract materials from El Teniente following delays to expand it.

August 18, 2023

Summit Nanotech, Power Minerals planning JV to accelerate lithium production in Argentina

Summit and Power signed a binding term sheet leading toward a JV to accelerate lithium production at the Salar de Incahuasi in Argentina.

August 17, 2023

SQM sees similar lithium prices going forward after earnings dip

SQM posted on Wednesday quarterly earnings that fell from the previous year while missing forecasts.

August 17, 2023

Gold Fields says new Chile mine on track as profit dips

Company said it was on track to start producing gold at its Salares Norte project in the fourth quarter of this year.