March 30, 2022 Samarco fails to reach agreement with creditors Bondholders, that had rejected Samarco's previous proposal, agreed to reconvene on April 1 to vote on the offer.
March 30, 2022 Antofagasta expects high copper prices for next 12 months, CEO says Arriagada also said the company is still looking to develop its Twin Metals project despite the Biden administration's refusal to renew its licenses.
March 30, 2022 Iron ore may see structural shift on lack of new supply, decarbonization The issue is that investments in additional iron ore capacity and upgrading have long lead times, writes Clyde Russell.
March 30, 2022 Tesla inks secret multi-year nickel supply deal with Vale The deal is one of several the electric vehicles giant has forged over the last year to secure supply of battery metals.
March 29, 2022 Mitsubishi expands copper trading business as Peru mine ramps up Mitsubishi has hired Branko Buhavac, formerly at Trafigura Group, as head trader for base metals in Europe.
March 29, 2022 Austral Gold updates Guanaco-Amancaya reserves Guanaco-Amancaya now has proven and probable reserves of 12.1 million grading 0.84 g/t gold and 4.89 g/t silver.
March 29, 2022 BHP eyes $10 billion Chilean investments, but only with ‘legal certainty’ Marcela Hernando Pérez, the new Chilean mining minister, said that Santiago does not plan to nationalize the country's mining sector.
March 29, 2022 Hudbay Minerals replaced nearly all mining depletion in 2021 The company also extended the life of both its Constancia copper mine in Peru and its Snow Lake gold mine in Canada by a year to 2038.
March 29, 2022 Rio Tinto secures lithium project in Argentina The $825 million acquisition of Rincon gives Rio Tinto a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of South America's lithium triangle.
March 28, 2022 Anglo looks to the sea as water scarcity hits Chile copper mines The proposal is to build a plant on the coast of the Valparaiso region that would produce drinking water for residents in exchange for access to waste water that could…
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