Lithium Americas to restart Argentina project
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) is gearing up to resume construction activities at its Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina, after halting it in…
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Galaxy moves Sal de Vida lithium project to design phase
Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY) confirmed today that it is on track to begin production at its Sal de Vida lithium brine project in Argentina by…
Guyana Goldfields rejects Gran Colombia merger offer, supports Silvercorp’s bid
Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY; US-OTC: GUYFF) has rebuffed an unsolicited proposal from Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM; US-OTC: TPRFF) for an all share, three-way merger…
Equinox Gold tables PEA for underground development at Aurizona in Brazil
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on an underground development within its Aurizona mine site…
Extended lockdowns to hit copper production
Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN), has reported 210 positive cases of coronavirus and said the…
South America divided on coronavirus measures
South American countries have taken varying approaches to containing the spread of COVID-19, ranging from leaving it to states and cities to handle the virus…
Bolivian President resigns after army tells him to go
Evo Morales, South America’s longest-serving president and a towering figure for the region’s left-wing movements, resigned after election irregularities triggered weeks of violent clashes and intervention from the armed forces.
Morales said he was le…
Camino Minerals allowed to expand drilling in southern Peru
Expanded drilling at the Chapitos gold-copper project is expected to commence during the latter half of 2019.
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New Energy to acquire project near Codelco’s and BHP’s mines in Chile
The project is located along the prolific West Fissure fault system, near the open-pit Escondida mine.
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Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research
According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.
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