March 25, 2021 Massive battery recycling facility opens in Singapore TES’s multi-million-dollar facility has the capacity to recycle up to 14 tonnes or the equivalent of 280,000 lithium-ion smartphone batteries a day.
March 25, 2021 Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates US hedge fund’s lawsuit claims the miner concealed the true cause of the mine expansion delays, which Rio had largely blamed on the site's geology.
March 24, 2021 Companies keep too much of Peru’s metal wealth, top candidate says The front-runner in Peru’s presidential race said he’s ready to take a tougher stance against mining companies.
March 24, 2021 Chile lawmakers want a bigger share of the copper windfall Chile’s lower house has approved a proposed royalty on copper and lithium sales.
March 24, 2021 Indian police charge 71 anti-Vedanta protesters over 2018 violence Police opened fire to beat back the protesters in the southern seaside town of Thoothukudi where 13 people were killed, causing national outrage and the subsequent closure of the Sterlite…
March 24, 2021 Cornish Metals granted key permit for United Downs Cornwall mineral authority’s concession of development rights will allow Cornish Metal to begin drilling at the copper-tin project.
March 24, 2021 Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project The appeals court upheld Florence Copper's right to mine its property within the town, and confirmed the awarding of $1.7 million in legal fees and costs to Florence Copper.
March 24, 2021 Freeport-McMoRan boosts dividend by 50% The copper giant has reinstated a higher base dividend a year after announcing suspension of payments.
March 24, 2021 Freeport, Tsingshan finalising $2.8bn copper smelter next week The smelter will have an input capacity of 2.4 million tonnes of copper concentrate and an output capacity of 600,000 tonnes.
March 24, 2021 Workers at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine accept contract offer Negotiations over the 36-month contract have been lengthy and at times fractious, with members voting to reject a previous offer and strike on March 9.
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
