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.
March 22, 2023 Chile open to modifying copper royalty bill on miners objections If changes are approved, miners will pay a fixed "ad valorem" component of 1% on copper sales and 8% to 26% on their operating margins.
March 20, 2023 Golden Minerals tables initial resource for Yoquivo silver-gold project in Mexico The estimate outlined a total inferred resource of 937,000 tonnes grading 410 g/t silver and 2.1 g/t gold.
March 19, 2023 Peru expects 74 mining projects to become operative in 2023 30 of the 74 projects have recently become operative or are about to reach that phase as they already have all the required permits.
March 16, 2023 Nexa expands zinc resource, mine life of Aripuanã in Brazil Nexa added 8.3 million tonnes of probable mineral reserves after more than 34,000 metres of infill drilling.
March 16, 2023 Elon Musk’s Starlink linked to illegal mining in Brazil Over the past five weeks, Brazil's environment agency has seized seven Starlink terminals on Yanomami land.
March 16, 2023 Vale scrubs coal from iron ore pellets for first time During Vale's pilot, 15,000 tonnes of coal-free pellets were made with 100% biocarbon from certified supplies.
March 16, 2023 Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21 Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21.
March 15, 2023 Colombia coal mine gas blast kills at least 11 The explosion took place late on Tuesday in a rural area of Sutatausa, about 75 km north of Bogota.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
