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…
March 28, 2022 Miners gather in copper capital facing ‘another world’ of tumult The last time the copper industry gathered in Santiago, prices were below $3/lb amid concerns over a slowdown in Chinese demand.
March 28, 2022 Codelco may partly privatize some assets, executive says Patricio Vergara, VP of mining resources and development, said the hived-off assets could become eventual partnerships.
March 28, 2022 Vale settles $630m in cases related to Brumadinho disaster The collapse of a tailings dam at Vale's Corrego do Feijao mine in Brumadinho released a mudflow that killed 270 people in January 2019.
March 27, 2022 Las Bambas workers launch protest action The union representing Las Bambas workers demands a review of the end-of-year profit amounts paid by the MMG to its employees.
March 27, 2022 War sparks Wall Street’s rush to commodity-rich emerging markets A deep divide is opening up as investors focus their hopes on commodity exporters in the Middle East and Latin America.
March 27, 2022 Poll shows that more Colombians support mining In Colombia, 74% of residents of municipalities where mining operations exist and 64% of non-mining municipalities believe that mining is beneficial for the country.
March 27, 2022 ‘New’ frog species discovered near mining sites in Ecuador Researchers have asked for the new species of glass frogs to be listed as ‘endangered.’
March 25, 2022 Peru community plans opposition to Las Bambas mine expansion MMG said it will complete work on Chalcobamba within five months to begin production in the second half of 2022.
Congo state miner proposes deal for cobalt producer prized by US Gecamines has proposed acquiring Chemaf SA, before bringing in a new majority shareholder, as interest in the troubled copper and cobalt producer intensifies. January 16, 2026 | 09:49 am
