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.
May 3, 2024 BHP’s high-stakes tilt for Anglo puts regulators in spotlight The proposed $39 billion combination has more than enough components to trigger intense oversight by regulators concerned about implications for market concentration and access to key minerals.
May 2, 2024 Albemarle plans more lithium auctions in bid to demystify prices The US producer aims to hold more auctions in China as well as other geographies such as Australia while adding lithium hydroxide to its offerings.
May 2, 2024 Brazil’s mining sector revenue jumps 25% in first quarter The country's mining exports between January and March grew 11.3% year over year.
May 1, 2024 Pan American sells La Arena gold project in Peru to Zijin for $295 million Zijin will grant Pan American a life-of-mine gold net smelter return royalty of 1.5%.
May 1, 2024 Anglo American copper assets worth $35 billion — report The estimation, by financial research firm CreditSights, is only $4 billion lower than BHP’s offer for the whole company.
May 1, 2024 Ecuador court puts nail in $3bn copper project’s coffin Licence has not been revoked, which leaves a chance for the Llurimagua project to become Ecuador’s next big copper mine.
April 30, 2024 Vale concludes sale of 10% of base metals unit to Manara Minerals Manara is a joint venture between Ma'aden and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
April 30, 2024 Brazil Potash aims to beat Russian, Canadian suppliers on price New mining projects emerging in Canada and Laos, would likely keep a lid on prices.
GRAPHIC: Record start to 2026 brings prospect of $5,000 gold price into view The metal has gained more than 6% in just 13 days of 2026, after breaking through multiple milestones and gaining 64% last year. January 13, 2026 | 09:08 am
