Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has announced the development of a free-to-use platform for mining suppliers to calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in an effort to decarbonize the industry. The Chilean miner has partnered with the Bank Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Alta Ley Corporation, and the Association of Industrial Mining Suppliers (Aprimin) on the project. Codelco said the…
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Miner Southern Copper said its Cuajone operation in Peru remains idled as it enters a seventh week of a standoff with Indigenous community protestors. The company told Reuters just before Easter that, nationwide, the protesting communities are accusing operators of not providing enough jobs and money to impoverished locals. Southern Copper has reportedly accused Peru’s government of failing to intervene…
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MMG has halted production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru beginning local time 20 April after nearby community members entered the operation in protest of what it has called the company’s failure to comply with “social investment commitments” to the area. MMG has staunchly rejected the claims being made by members of the Fuerabamba community, who went on-site…
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With the Dominican Republic government’s tailings storage facility strategic review now in-hand, Barrick said it will be moving forward with its planned life-of-mine extension project at the Pueblo Viejo gold complex. The TSF is a significant element of the growth of the asset, which it owns with Newmont, to take the Tier 1 mine to 2040 and beyond and support…
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Canadian-based and Peru-focused junior miner Silver X Mining has wrapped up a process plant upgrade project at its Nueva Recuperada facility in Huancavelica that has upped its capacity. The installation of a new crushing circuit and flotation cells has increased processing capacity from 600 to 720 tonnes per day. The plant, which produces a bulk concentrate containing silver, gold, lead…
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After first announcing its plans last December with the inking of a binding agreement, Rio Tinto has completed its A$825 million acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon Mining. Officials for the global miner said it has received approval of the deal from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm said the takeover…
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Operations are now ready to ramp up at Equinox Gold’s new Santa Luz mine in Brazil, where crews marked the first gold pour from the resin and elution circuit. CEO Christian Milau said construction is now complete at the operation in the Bahia state, having been wrapped up on time and budget and without any LTIs. Commissioning began last month and…
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Josemaria Resources namesake copper-gold project is Argentina’s San Juan province is moving closer to its start thanks to a new mill and cyclone deal between the company and FLSmidth. The supplier confirmed it will be sending three gearless SAG mills as well as three gearless ball mills and cyclones to the site, which has a 150,000-million-tonnes-per-day capacity, by late next…
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A transport strike organized by several Spanish truckers’ unions has created a tear in the country’s supply chain and temporarily idled operations at Orvana Minerals’ Orovalle copper-gold operation in the Rio Narcea Gold Belt of northern Spain. The operation, also known as OroValle/El Valle or EVBC, has not been receiving its materials in a timely manner since the national strike began…
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Nexa Resources has confirmed the resumption of operations at the Atacocha San Gerardo open-pit mine in Peru after community protests halted crews’ work for about a week. Officials said operations began again on 23 March and will ramp up over the coming two days to full capacity. On 17 March, the Machcan community illegally blocked the road access to the…
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