August 6, 2024

Arcadium Lithium pauses expansion plans on prices, supply glut

The company posted second-quarter net income of $85.7 million.

August 6, 2024

Cerrado Gold avoids new capital costs in plan to expand Don Nicolás mine in Argentina

The new PEA states that the lack of initial capital costs is due to the company having already built a heap leach pad and extraction circuit last year.

August 6, 2024

AngloGold says free cash flow to double in second half

The miner boosted its H1 dividend payment by 450% after higher gold prices and increased production drove earnings.

August 5, 2024

EnergyX makes $150 million bid for Galan Lithium’s Argentina assets

The bid comes as prices for lithium have tumbled in the past year.

August 2, 2024

A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining

Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general of the ISA, a leadership change that could slow the rush to strip-mine deep sea ecosystems.

August 2, 2024

Video: Marimaca Copper aims at low-cost production in Chile’s Antofagasta

At a time when most copper projects are struggling with soaring capital costs, Marimaca expects its eponymous oxide project in Chile’s Atacama Desert to break the mould with a low capital…

August 2, 2024

CHART: Did the EV battery metals industry peak in 2022?

This is not what a bullish stream graph looks like.

August 2, 2024

Chilean court rejects Tianqi’s request to pause SQM-Codelco deal

The Chinese miner last week asked an appeals court to suspend the regulator's resolution while analyzing the matter.

August 2, 2024

BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida

The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up.

August 1, 2024

Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile reject contract offer, union says

Workers at the world's largest copper mine rejected an offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a potential strike.