Bolivia Ombudsman Counts 120 Mining Deaths in Potosí
Bolivia mining deaths in Potosí reach 120 in 2026, most of them young day labourers without insurance, the Ombudsman's Office...
October 2, 2026Topic
Mining
Namibia Unveils 176-Carat Diamond From Coastal Mine
Namibia unveiled Owishi, a 176-carat diamond, its coastal mine's biggest in 20 years, just as De Beers, its 50:50 mining...
October 2, 2026
Antofagasta Minerals Workers Take Equal-Pay Fight to Santiago After Chile Strike Vote
Antofagasta Minerals workers rallied in Santiago after a 98.73% strike vote at Chile's Centinela mine. Mediation now decides if a...
September 30, 2026
Pataz Miners Face Faster Exclusion Reviews After Peru Court Sides With Poderosa
Pataz miners face faster exclusion reviews after a Lima court backed Poderosa's lawsuit against Peru's mines ministry over 259 pending...
September 30, 2026
Cobre Panamá Mine: Ministers Recommend an Orderly Closure Paid by the Site
Panama's ministers told President Mulino on 30 September 2026 that the Cobre Panamá mine should close in an orderly way,...
September 30, 2026
Zinc Edges Up to US$3,864 as Nexa Gains 1.2% on Tight Stocks
The zinc price rose 0.32% to US$3,863.50 a tonne on Tuesday as tight LME supply and falling Peruvian output offset...
September 30, 2026
Copper Tracker Rises 0.6% as Chile Strike Risk Offsets Firm Dollar
Copper price split on Tuesday: CPER rose 0.63% to US$39.93 on a Chile strike vote at Centinela, while London copper...
September 30, 2026
Lithium Stocks Bounce as SQM Gains 1.4% Despite China Price Slide
Lithium stocks bounced on Tuesday as SQM rose 1.41% to US$66.08, even as China’s lithium carbonate futures fell 1.69% and...
September 30, 2026
Iron Ore: CSN Cuts Output on Freight Costs as Vale Slides 2.1%
Iron ore shares fell on Tuesday as CSN Mineração cut its 2026 output target on high Brazil–China freight, and Vale...
September 30, 2026