July 20, 2023

Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job

Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.

July 19, 2023

Brazilian companies invest in blockchain to fight illegal gold mining 

Between 2015 and 2020, Brazil traded 229 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality.

July 19, 2023

Brazil’s mining sector revenue grows 6% in first half of 2023

The country's mining exports in the first six months of the year reached 177.2 million metric tons.

July 19, 2023

Antofagasta cuts 2023 copper output forecast

The company lowered its full-year copper output forecast to 640,000-670,000 metric tons on persistent water shortages in Chile.

July 19, 2023

Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project

Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation.

July 18, 2023

Vale grows iron ore output by 6%, sales lag

The firm produced 78.74 million metric tons of iron ore between April and June.

July 17, 2023

Kicking tires: It’s time to talk about mining’s overlooked ESG problem

There are millions of end-of-life tires buried or piled high at mines around the world. A unique Canada-Japan joint venture is tackling this problem head-on in the heart of global…

July 17, 2023

SolGold’s Cascabel copper project license renewed for 25 years

A PFS shows the Ecuador asset has the potential to become one of the 20 largest copper-gold mines in South America.

July 17, 2023

Rainbow, Mosaic partner on rare earths extraction in Brazil

They expect to produce a preliminary economic assessment of the opportunity to extract rare earths from from Mosaic’s phosphogypsum stack.

July 16, 2023

Newmont asks Peñasquito union to end strike action

Newmont said that the protest action will have an impact not only on next year’s profits but also on the income of more than five thousand families.