June 28, 2022

Albemarle urges US to cut red tape to boost lithium supply chain

Albemarle is in the process of restarting its Kings Mountain mine in North Carolina, reviving an operation that was idled in the 1980s.

June 28, 2022

Vedanta urges Zambia to halt search for new KCM investor

An arbitration hearing in London is due to take place in Jan

June 28, 2022

Impala Platinum signs five-year wage deal

Last month, Impala's peer Anglo American Platinum also agreed on a five-year pay deal with unions.

June 28, 2022

Teck tests carbon capture use and storage at Canadian operations

Canada’s largest diversified miner has set the pilot project at its Trail Operations metallurgical complex in southern British Columbia.

June 27, 2022

Mining firms poised to lead capital raisings in Canada, TSX CEO says

A big source of capital for the critical minerals sector this year is coming from large corporations like BHP and Rio Tinto.

June 27, 2022

Albemarle plans major US lithium processing plant

The plans for a plant with 100,000 tonnes of annual capacity are a bullish bet on the future of American lithium demand.

June 27, 2022

Codelco sees ‘very firm’ copper price ahead despite recent drop

Chile's government said this week it would allow the company to retain 30% of its profits from last year to help finance an ambitious investment plan until the end of…

June 27, 2022

Codelco eyes green shift as environment pressure grows

The mining firm is facing global clients and investors increasingly focused on environmental concerns.

June 26, 2022

Three Chilean communities maintain protest against Los Pelambres copper miner

The Tranquilla, Batuco and Cuncumén communities are still looking for compensation following a leak in a pipeline at the mine’s concentrator plant.

June 25, 2022

US court upholds Arizona land swap deal for Rio Tinto copper mine

A US appeals court has ruled that the federal government may give thousands of acres in Arizona to Rio Tinto.