Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners

Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 4:00 pm

Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joined project

Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joint project

Chile's copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 7:06 am

Turquoise Hill says Oyu Tolgoi needs another $1.2 billion

Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill strike funding deal for Oyu Tolgoi

The binding agreement ends a standoff between the companies over the copper-gold mine expansion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 5:00 am

Piedmont Lithium looks abroad amid North Carolina uncertainty

Piedmont almost doubles lithium resource at US project

The Aussie junior has reported a 40% increase in its lithium resource at the North Carolina-based project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2021 | 5:59 am

Anglo American quarterly copper output jumps more than 50%

Anglo American to spin off South African coal assets

The diversified miner plans to list Thungela in Johannesburg and London amid investor pressure over environmental concerns.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2021 | 3:41 am

Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 9:24 am

Where there's muck there's brass ... and critical minerals

Rio Tinto produces battery grade lithium in the US

The miner has proved the process of roasting and leaching waste rock to recover high grades of the metal at its Boron plant in California.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 6:03 am

Musk increases lithium footprint with Ontario project buy

The Pakeagama claims are located in the "electric avenue" pegmatite field in northwestern Ontario.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 3:48 am

Swiss court upholds corruption ruling against mining magnate Steinmetz

Steinmetz says probe against Vale “alive, well and kicking”

The billionaire claims Vale is misleading investors by claiming local prosecutors had closed an investigation into alleged illegal practices related to Simandou.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2021 | 8:59 am