July 25, 2018 Nickel is new headache for automakers as cobalt fears abate Locking in supplies of key battery raw materials lithium and cobalt has been a headache for electric car manufacturers, but these days it’s the supply of nickel and graphite that’s…
July 25, 2018 Antofagasta copper output up in Q2 despite Los Pelambres pipeline issue Production in the second-quarter of the year jumped 6.1% to 163,200 tonnes, as higher output at its Centinela and Antucoya mines mitigated declines at Los Pelambres and Zaldívar.
July 25, 2018 Vale’s Q2 capex reaches lowest level since ’05 Vale announced an adjusted EBITDA of US$3.9 billion in Q2 with iron ore production of 96.8 tonnes and sales of 86.5 tonnes.
July 24, 2018 Chile’s copper agency said US-China trade war to hit metal price The ongoing trade war between the United States and China has forced the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) to revise downwards its average copper price prediction by $0.06 per pound to…
July 24, 2018 Australian junior expands manganese property Bryah Resources has one-year exploration option on Horseshoe South Manganese Mine, a large mine that produces about 1 million tonnes of manganese ore.
July 24, 2018 Ecuador mining reforms good news for Lumina Gold’s project Companies can now perform non-systematic drilling during the early exploration phase of their mining concessions and without requiring an environmental license.
July 24, 2018 Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past…
July 23, 2018 Amplats reports jump in H1 earnings, buys Glencore’s stake in Mototolo platinum mine Anglo American Platinum kept the dividend tap flowing as it reaps the benefits of a pivot to mechanised mining that has lifted productivity and cut costs.
July 23, 2018 Ground water in Vedanta’s Indian smelter contains heavy metals The smelter was shut down in May after 13 people died after coming under police fire during violent protests over alleged pollution.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
