Chile’s Corfo, SQM strike deal in lithium dispute
The deal frees the miner to apply for increase in production quota amid demand boom and surging prices for lithium, which is used in EV batteries.
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Canada creates watchdog to oversee companies’ conduct abroad
The watchdog's mandate will be to help solve disputes or conflicts between communities and Canadian companies.
BHP second-quarter iron ore output up 3 pct, maintains forecast
BHP's iron ore output climbed to 72 million tonnes for the three months ended Dec. 31 versus 70 million tonnes a year ago.
Tracking Europe’s waste: ‘There’s gold in them landfills’
Some of Europe's richest deposits of valuable materials are in the trash, ranging from gold in smartphones to cobalt in electric car batteries.
Condor Gold hopes to soon kick off construction at Nicaragua project
To date, the company has invested $45 million in Nicaragua, completed over 70,000 meters of drilling on its flagship La India asset, and produced two PEAs and a PFS.
Indonesia completes contract amendments with coal miners
Indonesia has now amended contracts of all 68 coal mining companies, marking victory for the government after earlier miner resistance to adopt to new terms.
De Beers’ diamond venture in Namibia axing at least 130 jobs
Move seeks to ensure the sustainability of Namdeb land-based operations.
Costa Rican presidential candidate blasts ecologists, says he would bring mining back
Conservative Diego Castro called environmentalist groups "eco-terrorists."
Vale confirms talks with BHP over Samarco exit
During a meeting with investors and analysts in Sao Paulo, Vale’s investor relations director, André Figueiredo, said it seemed “natural” for his company to become the sole owner of the project.
