November 26, 2023

El Salvador wants humanitarian corridor for truckers stranded in Panama over mining protests

El Salvador is asking the Panamanian government and civil society leaders to allow Salvadoran truckers to return home.

November 26, 2023

Peru suspends mining concessions in ecologically sensitive area of its northernmost department

A supreme decree suspends, for 12 months, new mining petitions or concessions near the basin of the Nanay River.

November 26, 2023

Panama copper miners attacked by protesters, union boss says

Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday.

November 24, 2023

British court rejects Vale’s appeal in billion-dollar action for Mariana disaster

The decision favors BHP, which seeks to hold Vale liable for 50% or more of any damages awarded to the victims.

November 24, 2023

Chile to invest $7 million in lithium and salt flats research

Funding for up to ten research projects, including topics such as new brine extraction methods, will be awarded in mid-2024.

November 24, 2023

Sigma Lithium’s former co-CEO fired for trading in blackout period

Public data shows that Calvyn Gardner sold shares for about $13.3 million in January, ahead of Sigma's planned annual report.

November 24, 2023

Panama’s top court to rule on First Quantum copper mine fate

The Supreme Court of Panama is expected to rule on several constitutional challenges to the contract signed by the Canadian miner.

November 23, 2023

Collective’s Apollo porphyry drill program at Guayabales hits high grade

Collective says the team has extended the dimensions of the Apollo system's high-grade brecciated porphyry zone, indicating a more extensive mineralized footprint.

November 23, 2023

First Quantum suspends copper production in Panama amid blockade

The future of Cobre Panama faces uncertainty after widespread protests erupted last month.

November 23, 2023

Lake Resources expands Kachi lithium resource ahead of definitive study

The Kachi project ranks among the world’s top 10 brine resources.