May 17, 2023 Wheaton acquires Lumina’s Cangrejos project gold stream Wheaton will get 6.6% of the payable gold from Cangrejos until 700,000 ounces has been delivered, and 4.4% thereafter.
May 16, 2023 SolGold evaluates phased development of Cascabel copper mine The fresh approach to development of the copper-gold project in Ecuador aims to reduce upfront capital and construction time.
May 16, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Chile mines minister clarifies controversial new lithium strategy Mining minister Marcela Hernando noted the country's attempt to capitalize on the lithium boom was a strategy, not a policy.
May 14, 2023 Lithium industry leads employment growth in Argentina’s mining sector Employment in Argentina’s lithium mining sector grew by 68% year-over-year.
May 13, 2023 Sonora police intervene to remove blockaders from Fresnillo’s La Herradura mine Police removed a number of blockades installed at different entry points of Fresnillo's La Herradura operation in northwestern Mexico.
May 12, 2023 Lithium Americas’ breakup is really about China, executive says The company announced a plan in November to separate its Argentine and North American units into two separate entities.
May 12, 2023 Teck secures regulatory approval for Zafranal copper project The project in Peru is expected to produce an average of 133,000 tonnes of copper during its first 5 years of production.
May 12, 2023 London court rejects BHP’s 14-month delay request to Brazil dam case The miner is being sued by 720,000 Brazilians over the 2015 collapse of the Fundao dam.
May 12, 2023 AngloGold to move primary listing, head office out of South Africa The miner is further distancing itself from the home country with plans to list in New York and make London its new headquarters.
May 11, 2023 Brazil seeks investor-friendly approach to lithium in bid to tap EV boom The main focus for now is attracting investors to produce and export lithium concentrate from Brazil’s hard rock deposits.
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