January 23, 2023

Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland

The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.

January 23, 2023

Marimaca Copper infill drilling yields best results to date at oxide deposit in Chile

The company is now finalizing plans for the H1 2023 exploration program.

January 23, 2023

South32 sees shipping delays tying up cash in inventory

In its quarterly report, South32 met coal, aluminum, and copper forecasts and slightly exceeded analyst estimates for manganese ore production.

January 22, 2023

Argentinian lawyers call for annulment of provincial lithium law

The Argentine Institute of Mining Law is calling for the annulment of Law N°10.608, which declared lithium and derivative products as strategic natural resources in La Rioja province.

January 22, 2023

The risks of plundering the periodic table

Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a century. Scientists warn about the risks of doing so.

January 21, 2023

Glencore halts operations in Peru due to violent protests

Following an attack on Friday, Glencore announced that it has halted operations at its Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.

January 21, 2023

Brazil’s Lula pledges to eliminate illegal mining, help Yanomami

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said illegal mining will be eliminated in Brazil.

January 20, 2023

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

January 20, 2023

Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out

Video footage published by the company on its Facebook page shows people putting flammable material near the mine.

January 20, 2023

Bolivia taps Chinese battery giant CATL to help develop lithium riches

Bolivia's iconic salt flats are home to the world's largest lithium resources at 21 million tonnes.