March 21, 2019 Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
March 14, 2019 SQM receives environmental approval for Chile lithium plant expansion The $400 million plant expansion, once complete, would allow the Chinese-backed SQM to eventually produce as much as 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year from its Atacama salt flat…
March 14, 2019 Southern Copper eyes lithium project in Mexico – CEO Southern Copper had not made an offer on the lithium project in Mexico, but there's also a Chinese company that's interested.
March 14, 2019 Advantage Lithium replaces CEO in wake of college admissions scandal Advantage Lithium has temporarily replaced CEO David Sidoo after he was arrested last week by U.S. authorities.
March 8, 2019 Tianqi Lithium to name three directors to SQM board next month The world’s No.3 producer of the metal used in electric vehicle batteries said the candidates will be “fair” and “responsible toward shareholders”.
March 7, 2019 Advantage Lithium doubles Cauchari resource Cauchari is now Argentina’s second largest development project.
March 7, 2019 Zimbabwe to allow foreign platinum miners control of local operations Foreign platinum and diamond miners have been restricted to only 49 percent ownership of their Zimbabwe operations by the black economic empowerment law.
March 6, 2019 SGS launches FAST solutions for the mineral industry Field Analytical Services and Testing (FAST), is launching in North America and Australia.
March 6, 2019 Goodman School of Mines expands into Latin America The university and foundation plan to develop relationships in countries that require world-class mining training.
March 6, 2019 Chile’s Codelco continues lithium push despite slow progress — minister Codelco will continue to develop its lithium assets, including committing $57 million for further exploration.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
