April 14, 2017 Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
April 13, 2017 British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
April 13, 2017 Cobaltmania One does not usually expect a sober conference of traders and other players in the battery metals space to go all apocalyptic.
April 12, 2017 Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.
April 10, 2017 Bacanora Minerals soars on deal to supply lithium to Japan’s Hanwa Transaction will see the Tokyo-based trader acquiring up to 100% of the output coming from Bacanora's Sonora lithium project in Mexico.
April 9, 2017 U3O8 Corp. stakes the old La Niquelina uranium-cobalt-nickel mine Mineralization was discovered at La Niquelina in 1944, with modest production from a small underground mine in the early 1950's.
April 6, 2017 BC mining financing dropped 40% in 2016 The mining industry still received 29% of the Canadian province’s top-grossing corporate financing deals.
April 6, 2017 ‘Conflict minerals’ entering tech supply chains from countries beyond Africa — report Tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold are now also being illegally extracted and traded at sites under the control of armed groups in countries including Myanmar and Colombia.
April 5, 2017 Escondida strike less damaging to Chile’s copper output than thought — report Experts expect the country, which accounts for more 30% of the world's copper supply, to produce 5.4 million tonnes of the metal in 2017, slightly down from the 5.5mnt it…
April 3, 2017 EU toughens up rules on imports of conflict minerals The new law, which will come into force in 2021, requires importers to ensure their business do not contribute to armed conflicts.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
