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.
Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua The workers were fixing one of Freeport's electric towers in Tembagapura district in the mountainous Central Papua province. January 16, 2026 | 11:13 am
