November 3, 2022

Hudbay Minerals provides resource estimate, exploration update at Llaguen

High-grade core within the Llaguen mineral resource includes 113 million tonnes of indicated resources at 0.60% copper-equivalent.

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.