June 26, 2024

Lundin Mining to up stake in Caserones copper mine to 70%

The Canadian miner is acquiring an additional 19% interest in the copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for $350 million.

June 25, 2024

Saudi-backed Almar Water seeks lithium partnership in Chile

The Spain-based firm wants to leverage its technology in the extraction of battery-metal lithium.

June 25, 2024

McEwen Copper makes share offer of $70 million to advance Los Azules

McEwen is currently working on a bankable feasibility study for Los Azules, due by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

June 25, 2024

Australia’s Meteoric to supply Brazil rare earths magnet factory

Meteoric is developing its Caldeira rare earths deposit in Minas Gerais.

June 24, 2024

Brazil prosecutors seek $668 million from Vale, BHP for gender violations in reparations

The new lawsuit comes as Vale and BHP hope to reach a tentative agreement by the end of this month.

June 24, 2024

Heavy rains in Chile cause mining tailing overflow

A tailings dam belonging to copper miner Las Cenizas in central Chile began overflowing overnight on June 13.

June 21, 2024

Codelco working to securing deliveries after cargo train crash

A passenger train on a test run by Chile's state rail operator collided with a private cargo train carrying about 1,346 metric tons of copper on Thursday.

June 21, 2024

Tianqi weighs legal actions after Chile regulator clears SQM-Codelco deal

Chile's financial regulator allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders.

June 21, 2024

SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden

The Chilean lithium miner can earn up to a 70% interest in Aero, which will grant it a foothold in the European market.

June 20, 2024

Vale unveils $3.3 billion plan to boost copper and nickel output

The mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil.