March 20, 2024

SQM, Codelco agree to extend deadline on tie-up terms to the end of May

Deadline to set terms on a partnership extended from the end of this month.

March 20, 2024

Peru approves Buenaventura silver mine with $144 million investment

The Yumpag project was approved to mine 1,000 tonnes per day, allowing it to produce an estimated 6.5-7.2 million oz. of silver by 2024.

March 20, 2024

CleanTech Lithium’s pilot plant in Chile starts operations

The first production of eluate was completed in the past week, and it will be shipped to North America.

March 19, 2024

Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January

The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine.

March 19, 2024

Sigma Lithium receives letter of arbitration from LG Energy Solution

LG Energy alleges that Sigma is in breach of certain provisions in connection to a lithium supply agreement entered in 2021.

March 19, 2024

Rio Tinto to invest $350 million in Argentina lithium project

Rio is working to begin production by the end of the year at Rincon.

March 19, 2024

Glencore-backed Peru zinc miner Volcan halts three mines over permits

Volcan said it would suspend its operations in the San Cristobal, Carahuacra and Ticlio mines for up to 30 days as it works on updating an operating permit for its…

March 19, 2024

Codelco finalizes leadership shakeup announced in October

Chile's state-run copper giant announced the departure of temporary vice president Jose Sanhueza on Tuesday.

March 19, 2024

Coal, oil, gas resources should remain in the ground to reach Paris Agreement goals – study

In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, UB scientists present a global atlas of unburnable oil.

March 19, 2024

Vale faces fresh $3.8 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster

The legal action in the Netherlands is being pursued by 77,000 claimants represented by law firms Pogust Goodhead and Lemstra Van der Korst.