MMG to halt Las Bambas copper mine by Feb 20 amid fresh blockade
MMG (HKG: 1208) said today that it will have to halt production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru by February 20, following a new blockade of the road…
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Peru copper output up almost 7% despite social unrest
Copper output in Peru, the world’s second-largest producer after Chile, increased almost 7% to 2.3 million tonnes in 2021 despite several protests that paralyzed some of the country’s key operations. …
Top mining association to set up protocol to tackle discrimination, sexism by year-end
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) plans to introduce measures that will “propel” its members to be “more transparent” on issues like sexual harassment and discrimination by the end of…
Fortuna Silver’s San Jose EIA in Mexico extended by two years instead of 12
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) announced that Mexico’s environment ministry made a “typographical error” in the environment impact authorization (EIA) renewal of its San Jose mine in Oaxaca…
Colombia to open gold, coal assets up for bids
Colombia will begin taking offers in its first bidding round for gold and copper exploration contracts before the end of March, the government said this week, as part of ongoing…
IsoEnergy assays 20%+ uranium oxide at Larocque East property in Athabasca Basin
IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO; US-OTC: ISENF) received high-grade assays of 20.4% uranium oxide over 6.5 metres, including 34.5% over 3.5 metres from the Hurricane zone at its Larocque East project in…
Video: Gold Royalty Corp poised to accelerate growth in 2022, says CEO
Gold-mining executive David Garofalo says the copper and gold deal-making environment has never been better. He looks to kick Gold Royalty Corp (NYSE American: GROY) growth into high gear in…
AME recognizes industry leaders
This week, mineral exploration and development leaders were recognized at AME’s Awards Gala during a glitzy gala event themed ‘A Celebration of Excellence’ as part of the Association for Mineral…
i-80 Gold strikes high-grade gold at Granite Creek, expands drill program
i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; US-OTC: IAUCF) said it intersected “high-grade gold” in the South Pacific Zone of its Granite Creek project, located in the Potosi mining district of Humboldt County…
Glencore, Britishvolt to jointly build battery recycling plant
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has tied up with electric vehicle (EV) battery start-up Britishvolt to build a new plant to recycle lithium-ion batteries in the United Kingdom….
SQM files project to cut water, brine extraction in Chile
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM) has submitted to the country’s environmental evaluation service (SMA) a US$778,000 project to cut its use of freshwater and brine from the Atacama Desert to mitigate…
AME Roundup: Patricia Mohr sees a copper supercycle emerging in the medium term
Copper could be heading towards supercycle territory in the medium term, with price levels expected to reach above US$5 per pound, economist and commodity market specialist Patricia Mohr told a…