April 10, 2018 Chile mulls revision to mining code Authorities may consider potential revisions to the mining laws in order to make companies that already own concessions to work on them or else give them up.
April 9, 2018 Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.
April 9, 2018 Juniors struggle to compete with majors in exploration — Chile’s Mining Society One of the main problems, says the head of Chile’s Mining Society, Diego Hernández, is miners have no incentives to do anything with the assets they already own and is…
April 9, 2018 Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity.
April 6, 2018 Canadian miner sells cobalt assets in Ontario The claims are located in the Cobalt-Gowganda mining district.
April 6, 2018 World’s largest ever tech fund enters lithium race Softbank $100 billion fund buys into Canadian lithium miner in first deal of its kind as race to secure electric vehicle battery raw materials heats up.
April 6, 2018 Electric vehicles do not need to be poisonous The rapid proliferation of poisons in a widening variety of applications requires better monitoring and control.
April 5, 2018 Och-Ziff deal isn’t final yet as judge weighs `victim’ Bid An Och-Ziff unit is due to be sentenced after it pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy to help acquire mining assets.
April 5, 2018 Future of $700-million Michigan potash project in regulators hands Michigan Potash Co. is closer than ever to start building a potash mine in the state.
April 4, 2018 Trafigura signs three-year cobalt deal with Congo miner Trafigura has already increased its foothold in nickel with an exclusive offtake agreement with Finland's Terrafame, that also produces zinc and cobalt.
Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper output The Florence copper project in Arizona is moving from build to operations as Taseko lines up its next phase of copper growth. January 13, 2026 | 06:10 am