May 6, 2022 Chile’s parched mines race for an increasingly scarce commodity: water A record-breaking drought in Chile is impacting mining operations and forcing companies to escalate their search for more sources of water.
May 5, 2022 Vulcan mining unit shut down by Mexican authorities Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has previously criticized Vulcan's "destruction" of the area.
May 5, 2022 Gold Fields flags potential inflationary cost overrun at Salares Norte Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith says inflation has been a more significant factor on the company’s books than expected.
May 4, 2022 Good times are ahead for lithium miners as prices continue to surge The popularity of electric vehicles has driven prices for battery metals sharply higher, even sparking fears of shortages of materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel.
May 4, 2022 Albemarle raises annual outlook on surging lithium prices Quarterly profit more than doubled.
May 4, 2022 Copper mining, like politics, is now the art of the possible Half the projects needed to plug copper’s 6 million tonne long term supply gap will have to come from uncommitted, speculative greenfield projects – and history suggests few ever become…
May 4, 2022 Kuya Silver confirms low-cost profile of Bethania project with positive PEA Payable silver (and equivalent metals) production is estimated at 8.68 million oz. over the life of mine, including 1.37 million oz. in first year.
May 4, 2022 B2Gold pushes out Gramalote feasibility study to mid-2022 B2Gold and partner AngloGold now expect decision on whether to build the open-pit gold mine by the end of the third quarter.
May 3, 2022 Southern Copper back to full output ahead of protester talks The 54-day disruption, combined with lower quality ore at other mines, dragged down the company’s copper production by 10%.
May 3, 2022 Mexico seeks lithium association with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile Mexico's Congress last month passed a bill to nationalize lithium, tightening control of strategic mineral resources.
Chile copper supply gains seen years away, mining council warns Chile has the project pipeline to lift annual production to 7 million metric tons from about 5.4 million tons. January 23, 2026 | 10:08 am
