April 8, 2022 Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.
April 7, 2022 Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict Russia's February invasion of Ukraine has triggered turmoil in commodity markets.
April 7, 2022 Brothers behind Brazil’s $18 billion meat empire are getting into mining J&F Investimentos SA, owned by the Batista family, emerged as the surprise buyer of some of Vale SA’s operations in Brazil.
April 7, 2022 Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June The bidding round for coal exploration contracts opens this month, while gold round is expected in the first half of 2022.
April 6, 2022 Vale to build $345 million ‘green’ pig iron plant in Brazil The plant will use technology that reduces the carbon footprint of traditional steelmaking production processes.
April 6, 2022 Brazil needs potash and Belarus is looking for ways to supply it The South American nation ships in more than 85% of its fertilizer demand.
April 6, 2022 Vale agrees to sell manganese, iron ore assets to J&F The assets, worth about $1.2 billion, include Mineracao Corumbaense, Mineracao Mato Grosso, International Iron Company and Transbarge Navegacion ventures.
April 5, 2022 Sigma Lithium to start civil works at vast Brazilian project Grota do Cirilo is the largest hard rock lithium project in the Americas, slated to produce 440,000 tonnes of concentrate per year by end of 2023.
April 4, 2022 Copper price up despite China demand concerns "The lockdown in China has already led to a slowdown in the domestic movement of base metals," said ANZ.
April 3, 2022 Bolivian senator, Indigenous representatives attacked by illegal miners The illegal miners are operating near the Madidi National Park.
B2Gold’s Johnson channels global experience B2Gold ends the year after seamlessly pivoting from launching Canada’s newest Arctic gold mine to complex talks in strife-torn Africa. December 26, 2025 | 06:50 am
