Ecuador mining opposition holding up $1 billion of investments
Ecuador has abundant mineral reserves but has lagged behind regional neighbors such as Peru and Chile in large-scale mining development.
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Maximizing potential: The importance of effective equipment training and development
Sandvik’s Rotary Drilling Division will soon include another training technique to its repertoire—simulators, in a constantly evolving training technique.
Newmont, Glencore bids crack into metal industry’s top takeovers
Both deals — if completed — would rank among the top 10 biggest takeovers of metals producers.
Chile to present large lithium investment plan for 2025-2030 this month
One of the plan's aims is also to promote decentralization.
CHARTS: Mining’s top 50 companies top $1.4 trillion value amid M&A fever
World’s top 50 mining companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.
E3 Lithium gets licence for field pilot plant in Alberta
The company will build and operate the direct lithium extraction plant, set to begin operations in the third quarter of 2023.
Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says
The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the OECD says.
Silver vs. Stocks: Comparing performance during recessions
Silver is a unique precious metal that derives demand from scarcity and also industrial applications. So how has it done during recessions?
Iron ore price up as Western Australia braces for tropical cyclone
Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore hub to be cleared ahead of cyclone.
