April 20, 2023 Antofagasta CEO sees global copper supply shortfall this year, volatile prices Ivan Arriagada said fears of a global recession remain, but he expect a "soft landing" as long as Chinese demand held up.
April 20, 2023 Sigma prepares first Brazil lithium shipment for LG Energy Solution Sigma started production at the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine in the state of Minas Gerais earlier this week.
April 20, 2023 Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams had fewer catfish species.
April 20, 2023 Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan The Japanese company said it will vote in favour of Teck's plan to create two separate companies next week.
April 19, 2023 Brazil’s mining sector reports $10.8bn revenue in Q1 The segment's exports totaled 78.5 million tonnes between January and March.
April 19, 2023 Column: China’s loss of import appetite damps copper’s bull fires This week's CESCO copper conference in Chile has not been short of bullish soundbites.
April 19, 2023 Chile’s drought hits Antofagasta’s copper output in Q1 It produced 145,900 tonnes of copper in the period, down 25.4% from Q4 2022 on water shortages at Los Pelambres and lower grades at Centinela.
April 18, 2023 BHP urges Chile gov’t to make further concessions on tax bill with $10bn at stake The government has already made changes to the so-called royalty bill, bringing down the average effective tax rate to an estimated 46%.
April 18, 2023 Cangrejos PFS ranks it the 26th-largest global gold asset Prefeasibility study on the project in southwest Ecuador substantially improves the economic metrics and positions it as a prime development candidate.
April 18, 2023 Vale’s first-quarter iron ore output grows 5.8% The company produced 66.77 million tonnes of iron ore during the first three months of 2023.
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