MMG's Las Bambas mine and Hudbay Minerals' Constancia mine issued warnings of production disruptions due to informal miners' protests.

The International Chamber of Commerce has ruled in an arbitration case that Ecuador must pay $25m to Chilean state miner Codelco.

E3 Lithium has announced the arrival of key equipment or planned testing at the Clearwater project in Alberta, Canada.

Starcore International Mines has signed an LoI with Manuel Felipe Arreguin Martinez to lease the Tortilla project in Queretaro, Mexico.

Antilles Gold signed an LoI with Shandong Xinhai Mining Technology Equipment for a potential $26m EPC contract at Nueva Sabana mine in Cuba.

Mining operations are now facing new challenges and new loss exposures, but can the insurance industry provide the level of cover needed.

Thiess has secured a 14-month contract extension from by PT Wahana Baratama Mining for the Wahana coal mine in South Kalimantan, Indonesia ...

Liontown Resources has opened its Kathleen Valley lithium project - Australia's first underground lithium mine.

Pioneer Lithium has entered an agreement to acquire the Gaobis uranium project in southern Namibia from Ropa Investments (Gibraltar).

Black Cat Syndicate has increased the size of its Paulsens gold project tenure by 460km² through tenement pegging and acquisitions.

EnergyX has signed an agreement with Pantera Lithium to acquire its wholly owned subsidiary Daytona Lithium for A$40m ($26.1m).

The July issue of MINE Australia is out now, with articles focusing on innovation in drill and blast, copper and pit-to-port strategy.