June 7, 2018 Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .
June 6, 2018 Results of Gabriel’s lawsuit against Romania may be known late 2019 Company is seeking $4.4 billion in compensation for alleged losses related to its Rosia Montana gold and silver project, which Bucharest halted following relentless protests.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 4, 2018 Metals merry-go-round: hiring picks up as prices recover More hires are expected as brokers eye opportunities from China’s mainland exchanges opening to investors abroad.
June 4, 2018 China’s Chinalco starts $1.3bn expansion of Peru copper mine The investment will increase the mine's copper output by 45 percent by 2020, with the value of production exceeding $2 billion annually.
June 3, 2018 Judge orders Chinese company to stop mining activities in Ecuadorian town A judge from the Ecuadorian province of Cuenca ruled that Ecuagoldmining South America S.A violated article 57 of the country’s Constitution.
June 1, 2018 Silver miners’ Q1’18 fundamentals The major silver miners’ stocks remain deeply out of favor, languishing near multi-year lows.
May 31, 2018 Peru’s Buenaventura seeks deal with Southern on copper project The two companies jointly own the Coimolache mining company in Peru, and are both junior partners in large mines in Peru controlled by U.S.-based companies.
May 30, 2018 Canada’s Bear Creek prepares IPO in Peru to finance silver mine Bear Creek would also consider selling a stake in the $550m Corani project in southern Peru to help pay for the project.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
