December 21, 2022 Sigma Lithium begins Brazil mine plant commissioning Sigma expects the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine plant to be fully operational by April 2023, which is when commercial production is slated to begin.
December 20, 2022 Lithium Americas buys Arena Minerals in $227 million deal Deal seeks to combine two neighbouring lithium projects operated by the companies in the Pastos Grandes basin in Argentina.
December 19, 2022 Panama orders First Quantum to halt copper mine operations Miner must craft a plan within 10 days to halt operations at its Cobre Panama copper mine.
December 19, 2022 Samarco expects iron ore pellet production to rise up to 11% in 2023 Samarco Mineracao expects to end 2022 with production of 8.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, up 5.2% on 2021.
December 19, 2022 Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday.
December 18, 2022 Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations “The case of Minera Panamá is a clear example of the lack of transparency displayed by several administrations, including the current one,” TI said in a media statement.
December 17, 2022 Panama leaves door open to eleventh-hour deal for giant mine A shock announcement by Panama to intervene in a privately run copper mine may not be as definitive as first thought.
December 16, 2022 Shutting huge copper project shows why miners worry about starting them Panama’s decision to close a giant copper mine couldn’t come at a worse time for the market.
December 16, 2022 Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine.
December 15, 2022 Most Brazil gold mined near Amazon may be illegal, study shows As much as 98% of the gold sold from areas surrounding indigenous lands in Brazil between 2018 and 2020 has indications of irregularity, according to studies.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
