July 1, 2025 Codelco secures lithium quota needed for SQM partnership Chile's nuclear energy regulator CCHEN approved an initial extraction of 2.5 million metric tons of lithium metal equivalent from 2031 to 2060.
June 30, 2025 Panama ships part of stockpiled copper out of closed First Quantum mine More than 33,000 metric tons of copper concentrate have been sent out, the Panamanian trade and industry ministry said.
June 30, 2025 Codelco sticks to SQM lithium deadline as deal opposition mounts Codelco says it is on track to finalize a landmark deal with SQM well before the next government takes office next year.
June 30, 2025 Zijin Mining to acquire Kazakh gold mine in $1.2B deal Zijin said on Monday it had agreed to buy one of the largest gold mines in Kazakhstan, Raygorodok.
June 27, 2025 Vale’s new CEO aims to make Brazilian miner the world’s biggest “It has to be the biggest mining company in the world because we are sitting on the biggest mining endowment in the world," Gustavo Pimenta said.
June 27, 2025 First Quantum starts shipping stockpiled copper from Panama mine The vessel is carrying concentrate destined for European copper smelter Aurubis, Bloomberg sources say.
June 27, 2025 Vale defines part of Carajas investment plan execution Company says some of the projects are in the execution phase.
June 27, 2025 BHP bets on $10.6B Jansen mine to build potash footprint The biggest private investment in Saskatchewan history is nearing the finish line.
June 27, 2025 China’s copper smelters win better-than-expected $0 processing fee Some Chinese smelters have agreed to process copper from Antofagasta for no charge, a record low for the industry.
June 27, 2025 Nornickel expects negative hit from high interest rates, trade wars The company is also contending with low metals prices due to the rouble's strengthening this year.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
