June 23, 2025

Peru extends temporary permits for informal mining until year-end

Peru has granted informal miners a final permit extension until the end of the year.

June 19, 2025

Lundin targets top-ten copper miner status in bold expansion plan

It aims to reach annual output of 500,000 tonnes of copper and 550,000 ounces of gold within three to five years.

June 18, 2025

Peru copper output up nearly 8% in April

Copper output in Peru, the world’s third-largest producer of the red metal, rose 7.91% year-on-year in April to 220,261 metric tons, the […]

June 17, 2025

Rainbow Rare Earth, Mosaic begin economic assessment on REE extraction in Brazil

The EA will be based on an initial project life of 15 years.

June 17, 2025

Vale Base Metals head says unit aims to be IPO-ready by 2027

Selling shares in base metals division would help finance an ambitious plan to spend as much as $30 billion to boost production capacity.

June 17, 2025

Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push

It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.

June 17, 2025

Ecuador reopens mining registry after seven-year freeze

The registry had been closed since January 2018 amid concerns about irregularities in the concession system.

June 16, 2025

Vale obtains preliminary license for Bacaba copper project in Brazil

The miner expects to invest about $290M during the project’s implementation phase.

June 14, 2025

Ecuador expected to delay fee on mining, industry says

Country will delay the implementation of a new mining fee estimated to generate $229 million annually.

June 13, 2025

Codelco to focus on public-private partnerships to boost finances and production, CFO says

Another goal is to build joint infrastructure, facilitate access to new technology, or minimize environmental impacts, CFO Alejandro Sanhueza said.