May 4, 2023

Rio Tinto wants lithium assets, but not at current prices

Speaking after Rio’s annual general meeting, CEO Jakob Stausholm said he didn’t want to pay a high premium for lithium assets.

May 3, 2023

Lithium Royalty backs Brazil mine in first investment since going public

Atlas Lithium is developing a hard-rock mine in southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a region known as Lithium Valley.

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.