Codelco begins resuming work at halted projects after deaths
Chile state-owned copper miner Codelco has begun to gradually restart two of its ongoing growth projects, which were halted last week following the death of two…
South America
Chile rejects second Anglo American project in two months
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has suffered a new setback in Chile after the environmental commission of Valparaiso, Coeva, rejected the company’s US$40-million operational continuity project…
Golden Arrow walks away from Argentina silver-gold project
Golden Arrow Resources (TSX-V: GRG) has terminated its option to acquire a 75% stake in the Libanesa silver-gold project in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province. The company…
Drought, operational issues bring down Antofagasta guidance
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has lowered its full-year output target to 640,000-660,000 tonnes, after production was hindered from water shortages and a leak in an…
Franco-Nevada invests US$352M in Tocantinzinho gold project in Brazil
Gold streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has committed US$352.5 million to a finance package totalling US$481 million for the Tocantinzinho project located in…
Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Japan’s Nippon Steel have joined forces to develop solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of…
Ecuador court endorses environmental permits for Dundee’s Loma Larga
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has scored a win in Ecuador as a local court upheld the validity of the company’s environmental permits for exploration…
JV Article: The mining industry ‘needs to take a proactive approach to waste management,’ says A&M Remediation’s Paul Thususka
Mining companies generate large amounts of waste to produce economically viable metals. For instance, mining for copper, nickel, zinc, and lithium, essential metals for the…
Meridian Mining hopes to boost resource at Cabaçal with new gold vein
Meridian Mining (TSXV: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) has reported the discovery of a new high-grade gold vein at the northwest extension of its Cabaçal copper-gold project…
Sigma Lithium mine to benefit from new rules in Brazil
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) says its 25%-ready Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil will benefit from a presidential decree issued last week…
Anglo American’s Quellaveco yields first copper concentrate
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) said on Tuesday it had begun producing copper concentrate at its US$5.5 billion Quellaveco mine in Peru. The mining giant, which…
Gold Fields offers higher dividends to win Yamana deal backing
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) promised an improved dividend policy and a Toronto Stock Exchange listing in a bid to win…