August 22, 2024 US inks critical minerals cooperation deal with Argentina The United States has been looking to shift its supply chains of key metals to avoid dependence on China.
August 22, 2024 Codelco could face $8 million fine for tailings dam violations The company has ten days to submit a compliance plan and an additional five days to appeal.
August 22, 2024 Copper is flooding into US as flash-squeeze chaos reverberates The huge dislocation between global prices saw the US import about 91,000 tons in July alone, the third-largest monthly amount in the last decade.
August 22, 2024 Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction.
August 21, 2024 Chilean court orders halt of union roadblocks at Caserones mine The court also banned bus stops and inspections that the company claims are carried out by the strikers.
August 21, 2024 Missouri court sends Doe Run Peru lead poisoning case to trial in US A Missouri district court has greenlit litigation first filed 17 years ago by more than 1,400 Peruvian nationals against US billionaire mining industrialist Ira Rennert and his holding company.
August 21, 2024 Santacruz updates reserves for Bolivian silver-zinc assets The Bolivian assets were acquired by Santacruz in late 2021 from Glencore in a deal worth over $102 million.
August 21, 2024 Argentina to sign deal with US to boost metals mining The Minerals Security Partnership already includes 14 countries and the European Union.
August 21, 2024 Brazil Potash plans IPO to finance $2.5bn Autazes project The company has filed a preliminary prospectus for the offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
August 21, 2024 Codelco invests in EVs, cacti as part of green makeover As part of the green makeover, a fleet of some 100 electric buses brings workers from the nearby city of Rancagua.
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