Codelco fast-tracks automation after deadly mine collapse
Codelco is negotiating with tech firms and unions to enhance automation and reduce worker risk at El Teniente mine.
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US rare earth chokepoint is a big little problem
US moves to break the monopoly are in motion.
Capstone Copper sells 25% of Chile projects to Orion for $360M
Deal lowers Capstone’s upfront costs at Santo Domingo and boosts funding for projects in Chile’s Atacama region.
Rio Tinto says strong year-end iron ore push needed as China demand surges
The world's biggest iron ore producer shipped 84.3 million tonnes of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations.
Vale, Wabtec to test ethanol use in locomotives on the Vitória-Minas Railway in Brazil
Ethanol is a renewable fuel that replaces fossil diesel.
JPMorgan targets critical minerals with $1.5 trillion security initiative
Jamie Dimon: “It has become painfully clear that the United States has allowed itself to become too reliant on unreliable sources of critical minerals."
Value of Argentina’s mining exports up about 33% in first nine months of 2025
The figures mark a historic record for foreign sales from the national mining industry for the first nine months of a year.
Nuclear startup to build reactor plant at Manhattan Project site
Radiant Industries is part of growing wave of companies developing advanced nuclear designs that can be produced in factories.
Rare earth stocks rally as US-China spat fuels supply fears
Rare earths miners have spiked since April, when China threatened widespread industrial disruptions by slapping export controls.
