July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 8, 2022 Chile helps Dominican Republic identify lithium deposits The Caribbean country has set up a special senate committee to investigate how best to commercialize and develop potential lithium resources.
July 8, 2022 Iron ore price down as China’s steel industry sounds alarm over crisis conditions China’s steel mills are sounding the alarm over crisis conditions in the industry as margins plunge due to weak demand.
July 8, 2022 UN Women, Teck Resources provide Indigeous training in Chile through Originarias Program $3.8 million investment supports women and families in Northern Chile where Teck is building its QB2 project.
July 8, 2022 BHP loses appeal to multibillion lawsuit over Samarco disaster The lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over the deadly dam failure in 2015 alleges the miner ignored safety warnings.
July 7, 2022 Codelco to start construction on desalination plant this year Long-delayed $1 billion plant to supply its largest operations in northern Chile.
July 7, 2022 Illegal gold mining in Amazon equivalent to half of Brazil’s production — report According to Instituto Escolhas, there has been a seven-fold rise in deforestation caused by mining in the Amazon over the last seven years.
July 7, 2022 Brazil eases rule on lithium exports amid rising demand Sigma's Brazilian unit expects to start producing lithium by the end of the year.
July 7, 2022 Political changes boost risk for miners in Latin America Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and changes to laws have deepened risks across Latin America, index shows.
July 6, 2022 Peru copper output drops 11.2% in May after stoppage at key mine The Las Bambas mine was paralyzed from the second half of April to early June.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
