April 12, 2016 Canada-Chile lithium project in Argentina to begin operations in 2019 The Cauchari-Olaroz project, in northern Argentina, is forecast to initially produce 40,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent a year.
April 11, 2016 Tree-top sampling program may help uncover new mineral deposits in B.C. Geoscience BC is looking at whether concentrations of trace amounts of metals found in trees could lead prospectors to the next big mineral discovery.
April 11, 2016 Codelco scraps plans for new mine at El Salvador division Decision would reduce the total investment needed to $600 million from the whooping $3 billion it was originally estimated.
April 10, 2016 Imperial Metals recalls half of all workers laid off from Huckleberry mine Imperial said the 44 recalled workers will focus on tailings dam construction.
April 10, 2016 Crystallex awarded US$1.2 billion plus interest for damages The tribunal recognized Venezuela’s unlawful expropriation of the company’s investment in the Las Cristinas mining project.
April 8, 2016 Top 10 copper producing countries Peru's output surges, North American producers slip down the rankings and Chinese mines shut down.
April 8, 2016 Nautilus Announces Closing of Rights Offering Net proceeds from the rights offering will be used by the Company to advance the construction and development of the Company's Seafloor Production System and for general working capital requirements.
April 8, 2016 Antofagasta copper veteran Hernandez retires, Arriagada named new CEO The appointment is effective immediately and Hernandez, who had been CEO since 2014, will remain as an adviser to the board.
April 8, 2016 Lundin biding time to complete mining portfolio with more deals The company recently offered as much as $262.5 million to buy a stake in Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s Timok copper and gold project in Serbia.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
