August 12, 2025 Samarco gets court approval to exit bankruptcy proceedings The proceedings were triggered by a 2015 dam collapse near the Brazilian city of Mariana, which halted operations for several years.
August 12, 2025 Albemarle says Chile lithium plant operating normally after incident last week Chile's mining regulator and labor office had opened an investigation into the La Negra lithium processing plant.
August 12, 2025 Copper output from Codelco climbs 17% in June Meanwhile production at BHP's Escondida mine slid 33%.
August 11, 2025 Codelco begins gradual restart at Chile mine hit by collapse Company also announced the departure of El Teniente boss Andrés Music, who will be replaced on an interim basis by operations manager Claudio Sougarret.
August 11, 2025 Lithium Argentina soars on Q2 results, sector rally Lithium carbonate production from the Cauchari-Olaroz brine operation rose 18% quarter-over-quarter.
August 11, 2025 Jaguar Mining secures federal permit to restart the Turmalina mine The miner expects to resume operations in Q1 2026, following the 2024 shutdown of the mine after a tailings pile failure.
August 11, 2025 Founders’ gold results expand high-grade zone at Antino in Suriname Drilling has returned results as high as 46 metres grading 3.59 grams gold per tonne at the project.
August 11, 2025 Mine collapse weighs on Codelco debt even as output resumes Codelco is already among the world’s most indebted major mining companies with debt of about six times EBITDA.
August 11, 2025 Mexico’s PEMEX eyes lithium from oilfield brines PEMEX says that high concentrations of lithium, comparable to Bolivia’s, have been found in drilling operations across five states.
August 10, 2025 Codelco gets approval from labor inspector to restart El Teniente operations Codelco said operations can resume in areas not affected by the July 31 collapse.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
