April 25, 2023

Albemarle holds talks on lithium nationalization plan

The world's largest producer of lithium wants to grow in Chile and in the Atacama salt flat with new technologies.

April 25, 2023

Peru mining sector sees copper JVs as way to unlock new projects

Projects like Southern Copper’s Michiquillay, Newmont’s Conga and Galeno, owned by a subsidiary of China Minmetals Corp., could be unlocked with a joint venture or common infrastructure.

April 25, 2023

EXPLAINER: Why are high gold prices bad for the Amazon rainforest?

The hunt for gold has attracted wildcat prospectors who have destroyed forests.

April 25, 2023

SQM sees pathway to continue mining lithium in Chile’s new model

The company is “convinced” that its technology and experience “will make it possible to reach reasonable agreements in the interest of the Chilean state.

April 25, 2023

Column: Chile uses an old copper template for new lithium plan

The country nationalized its copper sector in 1971, provoking international outrage, particularly in the United States.

April 24, 2023

SQM says needs additional $2 billion to advance lithium plans

Capital needed to achieve results in line with the firm's environmental sustainability goals, which it said also align with the government's lithium strategy.

April 24, 2023

Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon

Alessandra Korap Munduruku has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

April 24, 2023

Chile’s new lithium plan to scare off investors, Friedland says

“Money is a coward — it runs away at the first sign of trouble,” the chairman of Ivanhoe Mines said.

April 24, 2023

Chile’s lithium move a further push for automakers to diversify supply chain

Major carmakers have already been looking for new lithium supplies in the United States, Europe and Africa.

April 24, 2023

Argentina’s lithium pipeline promises ‘white gold’ boom as Chile tightens control

Neighboring Chile last week unveiled plans for a state-led public-private model.