November 3, 2022 Chile copper production down 4.27% in September – Cochilco Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 7.92% on a year-on-year basis to 123,200 tonnes.
November 3, 2022 Lithium Americas to split into two companies The new Lithium Americas company will own the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada and investments in Green Technology Metals and Ascend Elements.
November 3, 2022 Blockades at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine hit operations Las Bambas, owned by Chinese firm MMG Ltd, is one of the largest copper mines in the world.
November 1, 2022 PIF, Mitsui eye stake in Vale’s base metals business Vale is seeking to raise more than $2 billion from the deal, Bloomberg sources say.
November 1, 2022 Vale to study implementing ‘mega hubs’ in Middle East countries Vale is expected to build and operate iron ore concentration and briquetting plants within the hubs.
November 1, 2022 Protesters in Peru target Hochschild’s largest mine Hochschild did not say if production had been affected, but noted protesters are blocking the entrance to the Inmaculada mine since Oct. 27.
October 31, 2022 Brazil’s CSN net profit drops 82% in Q3 The bottom line came in at 238 million reais, while its EBITDA fell 37% to 2.714 billion reais.
October 31, 2022 Mexico, US plan clean energy hub along border, AMLO says Mexico is looking to build five large solar plants, to help remodel car factories for electric vehicles and produce batteries and semiconductors in the state of Sonora.
October 31, 2022 Sierra Metals receives merger proposal from Peru-based mining company Kolpa currently operates the Huachocolpa Uno mine, an 1,800 t/d capacity underground polymetallic asset in the Huachocolpa region of Peru.
October 30, 2022 Brazil’s president-elect Lula vows greener mining Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected this Sunday, winning over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
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