April 24, 2023 Horizonte closer to beginning production at Brazil nickel project The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is on-schedule for production in Q1 2024, with over 50% of the construction finished.
April 24, 2023 SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most profitable brine operation in Chile’s northern desert.
April 23, 2023 Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025 Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025 based on the production of 200,000 annual tonnes of the battery metal.
April 23, 2023 Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of Cucunubá.
April 21, 2023 Lundin Mining CEO eyes Chile exploration, growth after big M&A bet The company is setting targets for its new Caserones mine and waiting to expand its existing Candelaria mine.
April 21, 2023 Top stocks plummet after Chile brings lithium industry under state control Shares in the world’s top two lithium producers are tanking after Chile said their contracts will not be renewed and prices for the battery metal continue to fall.
April 21, 2023 Mexico’s lawmakers approve overhaul of mining industry The reforms would require miners to give back at least 10% of profits to communities and disclose the impacts of their operations.
April 21, 2023 Summit Nanotech ready to scale up direct lithium extraction technology Canada’s Summit Nanotech is opening a facility in Chile with the goal to scale up its denaLi direct lithium extraction technology.
April 21, 2023 Chile to take control of its lithium industry The policy sets up a public-private model in which the state will partner with miners through a dedicated national lithium company.
April 20, 2023 Codelco in early talks with prospective partners for northern Chile lithium venture As it wraps up an exploration program this year at the Maricunga salt flat, Codelco has been contacted by several companies, chairman Maximo Pacheco said.
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
