January 15, 2024 SQM resumes Chile lithium operations after roadblocks lifted The final blockades that had restricted the movement of workers and supplies for almost a week were cleared on Sunday.
January 15, 2024 India’s state-owned KABIL signs $24 million lithium exploration deal in Argentina India has been pursuing overseas pacts to secure key minerals in resource-rich countries such as Australia, Argentina and Chile.
January 14, 2024 International organizations pen letter, report supporting Salvadoran anti-mining activists Five men arrested last year played a central role in the events that led the Salvadoran government to pass the first-ever national prohibition on metals mining in 2017.
January 14, 2024 BYD in talks with Brazil’s Sigma Lithium on supply deal BYD said in July it would invest 3 billion reais ($600 million) in a new industrial complex in northeastern Brazil.
January 14, 2024 Paramilitary, guerrilla groups threaten coal mining unions in Colombia Coal mining unions in Colombia are asking the government for protection after receiving threats from paramilitary and guerrilla groups.
January 13, 2024 Communities agree to end roadblocks at Chile lithium operations Indigenous communities say they want to be properly consulted following a deal struck between SQM and Codelco.
January 12, 2024 Lithium lowdown: Week 2, 2024 roundup and analysis A review of current developments in the global lithium industry from Jan. 5 to 12.
January 12, 2024 Codelco caps worst year in quarter century with production drop Production for the last three months of the year was 358,000 metric tons, compared with about 384,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2022.
January 12, 2024 Codelco reaches deal with supervisors union at Chuquicamata copper mine The deal affects 658 people and includes incentives associated with meeting goals and improving productivity.
January 12, 2024 Peru copper production in November up 10.9% from year ago Peru's production boost in the month largely came from a strong performance at Anglo American's Quellaveco mine.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
