May 19, 2023

Wall Street Journal sees a debt-ceiling copper glow up

A look at the esteemed financial paper’s case for calling copper the next big bull market.

May 19, 2023

Vale moves ahead with $2.7 billion Amazon mining expansion in clean-steel bet

Work at the S11D mine is part of a plan to be able to supply 260 million tons from its northern operations by 2025.

May 19, 2023

Zijin Mining halts Colombia gold mine on deadly attack

Illegal miners bombed a tunnel, killing two people and injured another 14, including four police officers.

May 18, 2023

Vale gets offers for stake in base metals unit

Vale would sell 10% of the unit worth around $2.5 billion, local newspaper reports.

May 18, 2023

Hudbay’s reduced exposure belies its belief in Peru’s prospectivity

Violent protests in the country have killed at least 66, posing risks to the activity of other large mines like MMG’s Las Bambas and Freeport-McMoRan’s Cerro Verde.

May 18, 2023

Marimaca Copper’s resource revamp lobs it into the ‘globally significant’ arena, says CEO

Namesake project in the Antofagasta region now has measured and indicated oxide resources totalling 200 million tonnes grading 0.45% copper for 900,000 tonnes of metal.

May 18, 2023

SQM to start lithium talks with Codelco in coming weeks, says CEO

SQM saw its lithium sales volumes slip 15% over the first three months of 2023.

May 18, 2023

KGHM sees extra viable mining pits at its biggest mine in Chile

The company can verify four more viable mining pits in its flagship Sierra Gorda copper and molybdenum mine.

May 18, 2023

Miners in Chile to pay more taxes as long-awaited reform approved

The bill increasing the government's take only needs the signature of President Gabriel Boric, who has publicly backed it, to become law.

May 17, 2023

Sherritt International reports second fatality at Cuba mine in a month

An employee died at its Moa joint venture mine in Cuba.