March 22, 2024

Human rights court orders Peru to pay damages to mining town

The court ruled the state failed to comply with its duty to regulate and supervise La Oroya Metallurgical Complex, which was active for nearly a century.

March 22, 2024

Tianqi seeks shareholder voting power in SQM-Codelco deal

Tianqi holds about a 20% stake in SQM, which on Thursday told shareholders talks were ongoing with Codelco over a new lithium partnership.

March 22, 2024

Graphic: Congo overtakes Peru on copper output, still behind on exports

The DRC overtook Peru as the world's second largest copper producer in 2023.

March 21, 2024

SQM doubles down on lithium boom as peers go on the defensive

On the edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s biggest lithium refineries is about to get a lot bigger.

March 21, 2024

SQM updates shareholders over delayed Codelco lithium deal

Miner plans to transfer to state-run copper producer Codelco its mining concessions and other rights in Chile's Maricunga salt flat.

March 21, 2024

Antofagasta launches desalination plant for Los Pelambres mine

The mine is the first to operate with desalinated water in an area of the country that has suffered a 15-year drought.

March 21, 2024

India’s Jindal takes on operations at Venezuela’s largest iron ore mill

Jindal aims to export 600,000 metric tons of the raw material per month by the end of the year.

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.