May 24, 2022

Albemarle boosts outlook with battery demand surging

The company expects sales from $5.8 billion to $6.2 billion this year, up from its previous estimate of $5.2 billion to $5.6 billion.

May 23, 2022

Chile to cushion the blow of glacier ban on giant copper mines

Chile’s government is looking at a gradual implementation for a proposed ban on mining near glaciers in order to limit the impact on some of the world’s biggest copper mines.

May 23, 2022

Peru president replaces mining minister as crisis escalates

President Pedro Castillo replaced four ministers amid a mining and fertilizer crisis.

May 23, 2022

Legendary lithium riches from Bolivia’s salt flats may still just be a mirage

Bolivia has a history of unfulfilled promise with lithium.

May 22, 2022

Chile aims to outline state lithium firm model this year, minister says

The Gabriel Boric administration is keen to get more closely involved in the booming market for lithium.

May 20, 2022

Colombia, Ecuador & Peru: Social engagement can make or break mining investment

Mineral explorers and developers often see substantial projects halted in their tracks by staunch community-level opposition, even when projects had passed regulatory muster.

May 20, 2022

Atico Mining receives EIA approval for La Plata project in Ecuador

La Plata has previously been identified by Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso as a "strategic project".

May 20, 2022

Horizonte kicks off construction of Araguia nickel mine in Brazil

The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is set to produce 29,000 tonnes of the battery metal a year for the steel market. 

May 20, 2022

BHP still sees room to negotiate with Samarco’s creditors

Samarco became unable to pay its $10.2 billion debt after its waste dam collapsed in 2015, killing 19 people.

May 19, 2022

Peru fails yet again to broker truce allowing Las Bambas mine restart

On Thursday, Prime Minister Anibal Torres traveled to the Andean region of Apurimac, but he arrived late and then abruptly left the meeting only an hour after it had started.