March 28, 2023 Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop.
March 28, 2023 Lundin Mining pays $950m for controlling stake in Caserones copper mine in Chile The Canadian miner is acquiring a 51% stake in the company that operates Caserones from Japan’s JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp.
March 27, 2023 Mexico okays Pan American Silver-Yamana Gold deal With the acquisition of Yamana, Pan American is increasing its Latin American portfolio to 12 mining operations.
March 26, 2023 Panama launches public consultation process over new contract with First Quantum Minerals The non-binding public consultation process started on March 24 and ends on April 22, 2023.
March 26, 2023 Countries’ reporting fails to tell full story of mercury pollution Most baseline mercury emission estimates don’t provide enough information to tell whether shifts in the rate from one year to the next were the result of actual change or data…
March 24, 2023 Bolivia pushes for Latin America-wide lithium policy The idea is part of a broader initiative involving Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile to form an OPEC-like lithium cartel.
March 23, 2023 Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its blast furnaces with less polluting fuels, including hydrogen.
March 22, 2023 Top ten lithium financings of 2022 Explosion of exploration for lithium around the world.
March 22, 2023 Chile pushes new lithium extraction method in risk to future supply Chile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to tap a production technique that’s barely used commercially anywhere in a bid to reduce water losses.
March 22, 2023 Argentine mining exports hit 10-year high as lithium, EVs take off In 2022, lithium exports surged 234% from a year earlier.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
