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.
May 19, 2022 ESG to decide winners-losers in mining, says Friedland "Companies that get it right will inherit the industry. Companies that don’t, will die.”
May 19, 2022 Colombia’s mining income to hit record in 2022 – industry group If the forecast proves correct, Colombia's income from mining would jump 69% this year from the previous 2021 record.
May 19, 2022 SQM profit soars on high lithium prices Chile, the world's largest producer of lithium, has profited from the rising global demand for electric vehicles.
May 19, 2022 In Chile’s Atacama, lithium mining stirs fight over flamingos Flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
