May 3, 2023 Will Ecuador’s illegal mining crackdown protect Indigenous people? The government has identified illegal mining camps in 21 of the country's 24 provinces since 2000.
May 3, 2023 Chile’s new lithium policy a boon for other producers Uncertainty surrounding Chile's plans to bring its lithium industry under state control will send capital elsewhere, with Canada a likely beneficiary.
May 2, 2023 Codelco profit hit by lower copper prices and sales The world's largest copper producer posted a 73% drop in its pre-tax profit for the first three months of this year.
May 2, 2023 Atlas Lithium secures $20 million from royalty sale to expedite Neves project in Brazil The company is selling a 3% gross overriding revenue (GOR) royalty to Lithium Royalty Corp.
May 1, 2023 RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects Nori Clarion-Clipperton polymetallic project, 4,000 metres deep in the northeastern Pacific Ocean holds top spot.
April 30, 2023 No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
April 30, 2023 For the first time in 50 years, a woman will lead one of Codelco’s divisions Claudia Cabrera Correa, an executive with 24 years of experience in the mining industry, becomes the first female general manager of the Gabriela Mistral division.
April 29, 2023 Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform The Mexican Senate approved a new mining law that the mining chamber and Canada rebuked.
April 28, 2023 Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.
April 28, 2023 Brazil’s path to potash production in the Amazon The mine is one of several potential projects which the government hopes will end Brazil's almost complete reliance on imports of the material.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
