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.

April 24, 2023

Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech

DLE technologies are designed to extract the metal using filters, membranes, ceramic beads or other equipment.

April 24, 2023

Sherritt reports death of worker in Cuba mine

The company reported the death of an employee at the Moa Joint Venture mine.

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.