June 28, 2024 Tianqi asks Chile regulator to reconsider decision on SQM-Codelco deal The Codelco-SQM agreement is a major plank of the Chilean government's aim to take a stronger role in lithium output.
June 27, 2024 Claimants for deadly Mariana dam collapse file injunction against BHP, Vale The claimants allege the companies asked the Brazilian Mining Association to make the claim at the Supreme Court.
June 27, 2024 Chile’s copper miners will need more energy, water to keep up production, Cochilco says Miners will increasingly get their energy from renewable sources, which are set to make up nearly 80% of the energy supply by 2026.
June 27, 2024 Disputed Sigma Lithium land has ‘probable’ reserves, study shows The mineral rights for the land have been caught up in a legal dispute between Sigma CEO Ana Cabral and her ex-husband Calvyn Gardner, a former co-CEO.
June 27, 2024 Antofagasta lowers copper treatment fees for some Chinese smelters The miner has agreed a sharp reduction to copper treatment and refining charges to $23.25 a metric ton and $2.325 cents a pound.
June 27, 2024 Vale expects to regain Onca Puma and Sossego copper mine licences Both licenses are expected to be reinstated within 48 hours.
June 27, 2024 AngloGold boosts investment in Brazil as it mulls Corrego’s fate While it is investing $198m in the country this year, AngloGold may still sell its Córrego do Sítio gold complex.
June 26, 2024 SQM plans to choose lithium extraction technology by next year The use of DLE technologies is a core part of SQM's long-awaited joint venture agreement with state-controlled Codelco.
June 26, 2024 New Pacific shifts focus to social issues after robust Silver Sand prefeasibility New Pacific has entered discussions with illegal artisanal miners working its flagship Silver Sand silver project in Bolivia.
June 26, 2024 Codelco copper output falls behind target in May, document shows The mining firm, which has yet to publicly release data for May, produced 103,100 metric tons of the red metal in the month.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
