Chile plans to raise copper mining royalties and reform tax systemThe proposed bill aims to raise 4.2% of GDP over four years, with 0.7% going to a new guaranteed minimum pension fund.Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 9:39 am
Vale secures natural gas supply for 100% of pelletizing opsThe deal is set to allow Vale's Sao Luis plant…Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 8:17 am
Minerals from Antarctica give clues to potentially habitable locations on MarsMinerals found in samples of material from Antarctica could give…Staff Writer | June 30, 2022 | 6:06 am
Indigenous Ecuadorians fight back as metal mining eats into Amazon More than 60% of ancestral Shuar territory, spread over 568,000 acres, is covered by mining concessions. Reuters | June 24, 2022 | 7:47 am
Lithium King crowned in dictatorship sees $3.5bn fortune at risk Chile's constitutional rewrite may create a national lithium company that would compete with SQM, in which Julio Ponce Lerou is a top shareholder. Bloomberg News | June 24, 2022 | 3:21 am
Codelco reaches agreement with workers to end strike The Federation of Copper Workers started the strike early Wednesday morning. Reuters | June 23, 2022 | 1:16 pm
Residents end blockade of Las Bambas mine road, agree to dialogue The blockade signaled a new conflict just two weeks after the mining firm resumed operations. Reuters | June 22, 2022 | 9:56 pm
Road to Las Bambas mine blocked again by residents The new conflict comes just two weeks after the mining firm resumed operations following another protest that forced Las Bambas to shut down for more than 50 days. Reuters | June 22, 2022 | 12:59 pm
Sigma eyes lithium major status after boosting Brazil resources The Grota do Cirilo project in Minas Gerais state is on track to begin producing early next year. Bloomberg News | June 22, 2022 | 12:39 pm
Chile copper workers begin nationwide strike over smelter closure News of the strike comes amid an historic $583 million reinvestment plan for Codelco announced by the government. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2022 | 7:01 am
Lithium Power to become sole owner of Chile project Lithium Power is merging with its JV partners on the Maricunga project in Chile to become the asset’s sole owner. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2022 | 3:31 am
Vale to spend $400 million in 2022 to remove tailings dams The dam elimination program has already cost the company $857 million of the $4 billion it projects to spend by 2035. Reuters | June 21, 2022 | 2:02 pm