South Africa urges Rio Tinto workers to report cases of discrimination

South Africa’s labour ministry on Thursday urged Rio Tinto workers to report instances of discrimination after the Anglo-Australian miner released an internal […]

Reuters | February 3, 2022 | 5:00 am

SQM files project to cut water, brine extraction in Chile

The a $778,000 project seeks to mitigate the overall impact of its lithium operations in one of the driest places in the world.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2022 | 3:39 am

Former Kazatomprom chief named Kazakh central bank governor

In a broader reshuffle after January's deadly unrest, Galymzhan Pirmatov was named governor of the Central Asian nation's central bank.

Reuters | February 2, 2022 | 10:31 pm

Element 25, Circulor partner to develop first ESG transparent manganese supply chain

Company is demonstrating traceability and ESG compliance for its manganese products as part of the strategic pathway to zero carbon manganese.

MINING.com Editor | February 2, 2022 | 2:23 pm

Southern Copper to vie for top producer status despite output slump

The Peru-focused company reported a 4.3% drop in copper production last year and expects the decline to continue this year.

Bloomberg News | February 2, 2022 | 12:00 pm

Mexico says lithium is too strategic for private investors

Mexico currently has no commercial lithium production, but according to some estimates contains potentially lucrative deposits trapped in clay-based soils.

Bloomberg News | February 2, 2022 | 11:52 am