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Arson Attack Destroys Heavy Equipment at Panguna Mine

The assault raises security doubts over planned rehabilitation, threatening a key revenue source for Bougainville's independence bid.

Pentagon Commits Up to $400 Million to Australian Scandium Mine

OCM Warns Fujimori Push to Destrabar Mines Could Rekindle Social Conflict

Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Amazon Gold Mining With Arrests and Major Seizures

Argentina Advances Remediation at Sierra Pintada and Prepares Tender for Private Uranium Return

IMF Warns Illegal Mining in Peru Has Spread Rapidly to Copper

Venezuela’s Assembly Approves Mining Law Opening Sector to Foreign Investment

Peru Voters Press Candidates to Confront Illegal Mining Ahead of the 2026 Vote

U.S.–Venezuela Thaw Deepens as Burgum Concludes Caracas Visit With Mining Security Assurances

Unlawful Gold Rush Persists at Springs Cattle Kraal Despite Police Dispersals

Federal Prosecutors Seek R$1 Billion Freeze as Minas Gerais Halts Vale Operations After Mine Overflows

Mendoza Holds Two Anti-Mining Protesters After Legislature Clashes

Peru Miners Besiege Congress as Lawmakers Weigh New Reinfo Extension

Peru Agriculture Minister Apologizes, Reaffirms Water Priority for Farming

Assam Activists Demand Release of Mine Inquiry Report Six Months After Umrangso Tragedy

Indonesia Breaks Ground on US$5.9 Billion EV Battery Megaproject

Odisha Bars Medha Patkar From Rayagada Over Bauxite Mining Protests

Panama Considers Reopening Cobre Panama Mine as Opposition Grows

Goldmine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 48

15 Charges Filed Over 2014 Mount Polley Mine Disaster in B.C.