May 6, 2024 Codelco: SQM lithium talks on track, but much still to resolve SQM has been in talks with Codelco since last year over a potential partnership to mine the key battery metal.
May 6, 2024 Eramine Sudamerica joins Argentine lithium race with Salta plant The group, owned by Eramet and Tsingshan, is set to inaugurate its first lithium carbonate plant in the northern Argentine province of Salta.
May 6, 2024 First Quantum seeks ‘dialogue’ with new Panama president over disputed copper mine Panama on Sunday elected Jose Raul Mulino as its new president.
May 6, 2024 Argentina power supplier Central Puerto eyes stake in McEwen’s copper project After recently signing a deal for a stake in the Diablillos silver-gold project in Salta province, Central Puerto is committed to getting involved in a second mining venture.
May 5, 2024 Colombia’s largest drug cartel extracting gold from protected area – governor The governor of Colombia’s Santander department denounced the presence of members of the Gulf Clan in the Santurbán moor.
May 5, 2024 Vote counting begins in Panama presidential race focused on economy, corruption Lawmakers across different parties who backed a contract with First Quantum Minerals have faced a backlash that could hurt their support.
May 5, 2024 Antofagasta’s Centinela project to offer peculiar employment scheme The Chilean miner is ready to start with the construction of a $4.4 billion second concentrator at its Centinela copper mine.
May 3, 2024 Strong copper price reviving Peru’s mining mojo, minister says Goldman Sachs earlier in the day hiked its year-end price target to $12,000 per ton, from $10,000 previously.
May 3, 2024 Brazil wants next Vale CEO to be closer to government The government wants the next CEO to have ties with states, municipalities and regulators.
May 3, 2024 Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster Miners had earlier this week presented authorities with an offer to pay $25 billion as reparations for the dam collapse.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am