Chile protests threaten to dethrone world’s top copper producer
Codelco planned to spend $20 billion to modernize its aging mines, but protests have undermined the state-owned miner's push.
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Canadian miners sign deal on Old Gold Bar project in Nevada
Ely Gold sold the property to McEwen Mining.
Environmental watchdog greenlights Metso’s emissions targets
Among other things, Metso aims for a 20% reduction in transportation emissions by 2025.
Chile’s SQM to decide on future of lithium holdings in Maricunga by year’s end – mining minister
Maricunga is less than 5% the size of the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama in northern Chile, but high-grade deposits of the battery metal makes it attractive to miners.
Oz Minerals to kick off construction at $35 million mine in Brazil after series of Vale deals
Pedra Branca underground mine is expected to have an annual production of about 18,000 tonnes of copper and 11,000 ounces of gold over an eight-year mine life.
Bids for mothballed Quebec lithium plant due by January, trustee says
North American Lithium (NAL), backed by top battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, halted operations last year at its Quebec mine and obtained creditor protection in May.
New law to give indigenous peoples more sway in British Columbia
B.C. on Tuesday became the first province in Canada to legally commit to bringing its laws up to the standards outlined in the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Iron ore price: World steel production shrinking
US output declines as steelmakers cope with 40% annual decline in prices as anti-dumping effects fade.
Portugal’s government under fire over controversial lithium contract
The environment minister said this won't stop mining of the metal.