February 4, 2022

Zijin Mining to invest $380m in Argentina lithium plant

The plant will be located in the Tres Quebradas project, in the northern province of Catamarca.

February 4, 2022

Peru copper output up almost 7% despite social unrest

Copper production, the country's main export, rose in 2021 partly thanks to the beginning of operations of Marcobre's $1.6 billion Mina Justa mine.

February 4, 2022

Mexico’s “Silver King,” billionaire Alberto Bailleres, has died

Bailleres had a net worth of $8.5 billion, making him Mexico’s fourth richest person.

February 4, 2022

Colombia to open gold, coal assets up for bids

On February 24, the government will pre-launch the gold round to allow interested companies to prepare their proposals.

February 3, 2022

Mexico seeks to settle $1.1bn Vulcan suit over limestone mine closure

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has given the company until March to respond to an offer of facilities to develop a tourism project in the area in exchange for withdrawing…

February 3, 2022

Chile committee votes to scrap water rights for mines and farms

The plan would require mines, agribusinesses and utilities to seek temporary permits to use water in a new model that prioritizes human consumption, the sustainability of water reserves and indigenous…

February 3, 2022

Samarco to add revenue, hit output goal sooner after Vale deal

The miner expects to reach total production of 25.7-million tonnes of iron ore pellets in 2030, a year earlier than previously projected.

February 3, 2022

SQM files project to cut water, brine extraction in Chile

The a $778,000 project seeks to mitigate the overall impact of its lithium operations in one of the driest places in the world.

February 2, 2022

Southern Copper to vie for top producer status despite output slump

The Peru-focused company reported a 4.3% drop in copper production last year and expects the decline to continue this year.

February 2, 2022

Mexico says lithium is too strategic for private investors

Mexico currently has no commercial lithium production, but according to some estimates contains potentially lucrative deposits trapped in clay-based soils.