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.

April 18, 2023

Anglo American sees return to glory days of copper production in Chile

Monday’s approval by Chilean ministers of a $3 billion-plus overhaul at Los Bronces gives Anglo’s production output a major boost.