August 15, 2023

Ecuador’s tense vote also threatens to end mining, oil projects

Ecuadorians are expected to vote in favor of referendums to order the closing of a major oil field and restrict gold and copper mining.

August 15, 2023

More than 50 firms want in on new lithium-mining model in Chile

Bidding for the exploration contracts is scheduled to take place early next year.

August 15, 2023

TechMet raises $200m to counter China’s critical minerals control

Fresh equity will be deployed across TechMet’s ten assets, which aim at reducing the west’s dependence on China for critical minerals.

August 14, 2023

Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities

Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals.

August 14, 2023

Sigma Lithium on track to produce 270,000 tonnes Li2O by end of Q3

The Greentech plant has also made significant progress towards reaching its designed recovery rates.

August 14, 2023

Codelco turns to new CEO as debt piles up at top copper producer

Codelco will name its third CEO in a year in the coming weeks as the company struggles to turn around a slump in output and earnings.

August 14, 2023

Hochschild Mining sees 300,000 oz/y potential in Chile gold project

The miner kicked off a reassessment of Volcan's viability and economic potential last year, after having it dormant for a decade.

August 13, 2023

Peru launches ‘mega-operations’ to destroy illegal mining camps in biodiversity hotspot

Peruvian authorities were able to locate and destroy illegal mining camps in the Madre de Dios region.

August 11, 2023

A vicious cycle of rising resource nationalism

Global warming has raised the economic status and political importance of critical minerals, but with that also comes an increased risk of resource nationalism across the globe.

August 11, 2023

Mapped: The 10 largest undeveloped silver deposits in the world

Global silver demand is poised to soar in the next decade, driven by emerging technologies like electric vehicles and solar power.