April 11, 2024

Protesters agree to lift blockade near Las Bambas copper mine

Owner China's MMG faces a fresh protest by local communities demanding greater benefits from the Las Bambas copper mine.

April 11, 2024

Chile’s copper output up 9.8% in February, Codelco production dips

Copper production from the Escondida miner rose 34% to 97,500 tons.

April 11, 2024

G Mining’s Brazil gold mine construction near complete, on track for production in H2

Over a mine life of 10.5 years, Tocantinzinho is expected to produce 1.83 million oz. of gold.

April 10, 2024

Tianqi takes another shot at probing SQM-Codelco lithium deal

It’s the latest twist in tensions between SQM and its Chinese shareholder after representatives of the two companies questioned each other’s real motivations.

April 10, 2024

Two workers dead at Newmont’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina

Both teammates worked on the company’s technical services team. 

April 10, 2024

Capstone Copper feeds first ore to new mill at Mantoverde

The project is 70% owned by Capstone and 30% by Mitsubishi Materials.

April 10, 2024

Protesters blockade Peru’s Las Bambas mine after talks fall through

Since it began operations in 2016, the mine has had to halt operations for more than 600 days.

April 9, 2024

Brazil Potash gets state license for Autazes project

The company intends to invest $2.6 billion to establish the mine.

April 9, 2024

BHP set to dethrone Codelco as world’s biggest copper producer

As long as BHP’s giant Escondida mine in Chile continues to step up production, the Australian company will nudge past Codelco this year.

April 9, 2024

Lithium market struggles to recover after epic boom and bust

A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse.