Anglo American comments on its Los Bronces copper project
Anglo American is currently engaged in an environmental assessment process for its Los Bronces Integrated Project (LBIP) in Chile, a
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South America
Newmont to acquire remaining stake in Yanacocha gold mine
Newmont announced Tuesday that it will acquire the remaining 5% interest in Yanacocha from Sumitomo for $48 million. Newmont said
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Vazante zinc mine operations in Brazil resumed at full capacity
Nexa Resources has announced that its Vazante zinc mine in Brazil has resumed operations at full capacity following the underground
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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project
MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium projectin Argentina for $825 million, following approval
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Horizonte Minerals awards Araguaia ferronickel project contract
Horizonte Minerals announced yesterday that it awarded its engineering and construction contract for its Araguaia ferronickel project to Pöyry Tecnologia
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Andean PM: Stockpiled 11,930 tonnes of tin, 16.2M ounces of silver
Andean Precious Metals, a major silver producer, has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for its San Bartolomé mine
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South32 acquires 45% Interest in Sierra Gorda Copper Mine
South32 has announced that it completed the acquisition of a 45% interest in the Sierra Gorda copper mine from Sumitomo
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Impact of court’s decision on Samarco dam failure
Samarco’s Judicial Reorganisation process is continuing in the Commercial Courts of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais. The Judicial Reorganisation
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Sibanye-Stillwater terminates acquisition of nickel and copper mines
Johannesburg – On 26 October 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater announced that it had entered into purchase and sale agreements with affiliates of
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Amerigo exceeds its annual copper production guidance in Chile
Amerigo Resources has announced that the company produced 63.4 million pounds of copper from Minera Valle Central (MVC) in Chile
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Glencore completes acquisition of Cerrejón mine in Colombia
Glencore refers to its announcement of 28 June 2021, in which it announced its intention to acquire Anglo American’s and
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South32: Restart of Brazil Aluminium smelter using renewable power
South32 has announced to participate in a restart of the Alumar aluminium smelter (Brazil Aluminium), together with its joint venture
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Anglo and Vale in talks over new iron ore mine in Brazil – too early to tell
Anglo American is in discussions with Vale to potentially jointly develop Vale’s Serpentina iron ore resource in Brazil. Nothing is
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Tin the target in San Bartolomé expansion
Andean Precious Metals Corporation (APM) has confirmed the launch of an Expansion Study on its San Bartolomé mine, an important
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Lundin Mining to acquire world-class Josemaria copper-gold project
Lundin Mining has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Josemaria Resources to acquire all of its
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Rio Tinto to acquire Rincon Mining lithium project
LONDON – Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon
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Novel bauxite tailings concept a success in full operation
Hydro’s new method for storing bauxite tailings from its mine in Brazil has proven to be a more-sustainable solution. Following
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AngloGold Ashanti Americas production was 140,000oz gold
In the Americas, AngloGold Ashanti production was 140,000oz at a total cash cost of $932/oz for the quarter ended 30
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AngloGold Ashanti provides update on Quebradona Project
JOHANNESBURG – AngloGold Ashanti notes that Colombia’s environmental regulator, Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales, or ANLA, has published on its
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Glencore to sell its Bolivian zinc assets Santa Cruz Silver Mining
Glencore has announces that it has reached agreement with Santa Cruz Silver Mining, Ltd (“Santa Cruz”) for it to acquire
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Alcoa plans restart of aluminum smelting capacity at Alumar in Brazil
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced that it plans to restart 268,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of aluminum capacity
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Vale and Ternium cooperate to decarbonize steel production
Ternium signed a memorandum of understanding with Vale agreeing to seek opportunities to develop steelmaking solutions focused on reducing CO2
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Samarco produces 4.4 million tonnes of iron ore since start-up
In July, seven months after the resumption of production in December 2020, Samarco reached the volume of 4.4 million tons
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Novelis completes $150m aluminium rolling and recycling expansion
ATLANTA – Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the completion of its $150 million
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Huanuni to increase tin processing capacity to 3,000 tonnes per day
Local media in Bolivia is reporting that EM Huanuni has begun operating its Lucianita processing plant. Earlier this year, COMIBOL
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Vale iron ore production insufficient amid tight steelmaking markets
Vale SA produced less iron ore than the market expected last quarter because of big problems at a new plant
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Copper and gold projects alter mining industry in Colombia
Although mining in Colombia accounts for 2% to GDP, the government and industry representatives hope that it will be an
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ITOCHU to decarbonise iron ore mines in Brazil
ITOCHU Corporation of Japan has signed a memorandum on SDGs collaboration with the Brazilian CSN Group as a model case
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Glencore to acquire JV partners’ shares in the Cerrejón mine
Baar, Switzerland – Following notices from its joint venture partners, BHP and Anglo American, offering to sell their entire shares
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Vale interrupts iron ore production amid dam safety concerns
Brazilian iron ore mining giant Vale has interrupted production at its Timbopeba mine and part of its Alegria mine after
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