July 20, 2023 Chile wants to boost local copper smelting capacity to rely less on Asian plants The proposal follows the decision of state-owned miner Codelco to close its Ventanas smelter for environmental reasons.
July 20, 2023 US imposes sanctions on Russian copper producer UMMC As of 2020, it was producing around 40% of Russian copper.
July 20, 2023 Bolivia hikes lithium resources estimate to 23mt The new figure compares with a previous estimate of 21 million metric tons.
July 20, 2023 Zambia’s copper production seen falling to 14-year low Copper production will plunge to 682,431 tons, the Ministry of Finance & National Planning said in a report.
July 20, 2023 How Chile’s progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner […]
July 19, 2023 Energy transition faces metals gap unless investment rises, report finds According to the Energy Transitions Commission, it will require production of up to 6.5 billion tonnes of materials cumulatively between 2022 and 2050.
July 19, 2023 Some US companies not filing conflict-mineral reports, GAO says The SEC obliges companies to file reports on whether their products may include gold, tin, tantalum or tungsten from the DRC its nine neighboring countries.
July 19, 2023 Brazil’s mining sector revenue grows 6% in first half of 2023 The country's mining exports in the first six months of the year reached 177.2 million metric tons.
July 19, 2023 Mali gold mining revenue rose by 35% in 2022 Gold mining is a pillar of the country's economy, accounting for about 9% of gross domestic product in 2021 and 2022.
July 19, 2023 Zimbabwe’s $1 billion lithium plan faces setback as Chinese partner cuts stake South Africa’s Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a lithium processing plant was halving its stake in the venture.
US Commerce Dept gives initial backing to Sibanye’s call for tariffs on Russian palladium Trade data indicates that global flows have already begun to reroute since the company filed its petition. February 13, 2026 | 07:40 am
