Los Pelambres union urges workers to support strike action
The union at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has rejected the company’s most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat. In a media statement, the…
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Baffinland gets nod from Nunavut board to extend Mary River operation until year-end
Baffinland Iron Mines has received a positive recommendation from the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to temporarily increase production at its Mary River iron ore mine in Canada’s Nunavut territory…
Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is buying Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) minority stake in the Argentinean MARA copper-gold project, a joint venture created in 2020 between the…
Sierra Metals halts 2022 production and finance guidance on Peru mine blockade
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) said a group of residents from the Peruvian town of Alis are blocking the access to its flagship Yauricocha copper mine, where production has…
Moody’s downgrades mining sector outlook to negative
Credit rating firm Moody’s Investors Service said on Thursday it had changed its outlook for the global metals and mining industry from stable to negative as a global economic slowdown…
Researchers working on smart drone capable of preventing tailings dams failures
Engineers at West Virginia University are developing new technologies for coal waste storage facilities that will detect and prevent potential failures like leakage of hazardous materials into the environment. After…
GM invests in Canadian lithium-ion battery recycler
General Motors is boosting efforts to secure lithium supplies, a crucial ingredient for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, by investing in Canadian battery recycling company Lithion Recycling Inc. The move creates…
Savannah Resources to resubmit Portugal’s lithium project EIA by March 2023
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV), the company trying to build western Europe’s largest lithium mine in Portugal, said on Wednesday it had made progress towards fulfilling an additional step requested by…
Teck says Elkview outage to cost 1.5M tonnes in coal production
Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.A/TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) said on Wednesday it expects to lose coal production of about 1.5 million tonnes due to a structural failure at its…
South Star secures construction permit for graphite mine in Brazil
Canadian junior South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS; OTCQB: STSBD) is moving ahead with Phase 1 construction of its Santa Cruz graphite mine in Brazil, after receiving the permit from…
Guatemala anti-mining referendum illegal, says Bluestone Resources
Canada’s Bluestone Resources (TSX-V: BSR) said the results of a referendum held during the weekend that would ban mining in the Asuncion Mita municipality of Guatemala, where it is looking…
AngloGold to buy Coeur Mining’s projects in Nevada for US$150 million
South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) is expanding its footprint in Nevada, US, with the acquisition of Coeur Mining’s (NYSE: CDE) subsidiary for US$150 million cash. The unit,…