April 26, 2024

Silvercorp diversifies into South America with $146 million deal for Adventus

Silvercorp said it has the technical capabilities to bring Adventus' El Domo project into production on an accelerated basis.

April 26, 2024

Anglo American rejects “opportunistic” $39bn takeover bid from BHP

Under takeover rules, BHP is required to either make a solid offer for Anglo American by May 22 or walk away.

April 25, 2024

Miner owned by South America’s richest family mulls bond sale

Antofagasta, which operates copper mines in Chile, last tapped global debt markets in 2022 when it sold $500 million in 10-year bonds.

April 25, 2024

Anglo’s stumbles have made it prey for mining’s biggest predator

The company’s reputation is in tatters after a series of missteps sent its value plunging by half. And now industry heavyweight BHP is moving in.

April 25, 2024

Copper price rally resuscitates world’s worst-performing currency in the first quarter

The Chilean peso is up 3.4% in April, the only currency to have risen against the dollar in the month.

April 25, 2024

Chile president wants copper output boost of 1Mt by 2026

"We have to take advantage of this super-cycle of copper that has been spoken of positively in recent days," Boric said on Thursday.

April 25, 2024

Vale sees no impact from BHP-Anglo deal on Minas-Rio project

Questioned about potential interest in Anglo's assets, CEO Bartolomeo also said that Vale would "clearly" be interested.

April 25, 2024

Grupo Mexico posts 16% drop in Q1 net profit as metals prices fall

Earnings were lower copper, molybdenum and zinc prices.

April 25, 2024

BHP-Anglo American potential merger: It’s all about copper

The world’s largest miner wants to buy Anglo American, but only if its London-based peer divests Amplats and Kumba.

April 25, 2024

SQM partner Tianqi Lithium requests shareholders vote on Codelco tie-up

Tianqi also said not enough financial information has been given to determine the impact on SQM operations from the deal.