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Nexa reaches deal with farming communities in Peru
Brazil’s Nexa Resources and the Chavín y Valle de Topará farming communities in Peru’s western department of Ica, reached a deal related to the benefits people are expecting to receive for allowing the Cerro Lindo operation near their respective towns. Following a...
Lundin’s Fruta del Norte produced 28,678 oz gold in 2019
Lundin Gold reported Thursday afternoon that ramp-up to commercial production is on schedule and on budget at its Fruta del Norte gold project in southeast Ecuador, the country’s largest. A total of 28,678 ounces of gold were produced by the end of 2019. Of the total...
First Quantum achieves record annual copper production
Canadian copper producer First Quantum on Thursday reported its highest ever annual production. The company also said that it could increase its output by up to 25% this year. First Quantum, which declared commercial production at its Cobre Panama mine this past...
Protests in Argentina following modification of mining law
A number of protests took place this weekend in Argentina’s central province of Mendoza, following the approval of a new version of Law 7722, which restricted the use of dangerous chemicals in mining operations. The provincial legislature greenlighted the modification...