October 6, 2021

Lithium price jumps again as miners can’t keep up with battery boom

Demand for the material used in electric cars and renewable-energy storage has soared and, while miners are seeking to boost supply, there’s not enough to meet consumption.

October 5, 2021

Peru strikes deal to avoid road blockade at Las Bambas mine

The country's mining minister said in a tweet that the parties had reached the agreement in crunch talks.

October 5, 2021

Brazil prosecutors seek $457 million from Vale, Samarco, BHP for dam disaster

Prosecutors allege that the companies have not fulfilled the obligations outlined in a settlement agreed in 2018.

October 5, 2021

WATCH: Fire halts copper production at Vale’s Salobo mine

The Brazilian mine accounts for half Vale's copper production – engineers hope to resume output end of October.

October 4, 2021

Great Southern Copper aims to list on LSE

Earlier reports from London have GSC looking to raise £3.5 million from the IPO.

October 4, 2021

Chile’s top miners see copper production fall in August

BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production drop 14% year-on-year.

October 4, 2021

Vale halts Onça Puma mine as operating license suspended

The impact of the measure on production is still under evaluation.

October 4, 2021

Bacanora Lithium says Sonora project safe from Mexico reforms

President López Obrador last week submitted proposed reforms, which include keeping future lithium extraction in the hands of the State.

October 4, 2021

Las Bambas standoff tests Castillo’s mining reform pledges

Peru's new socialist government swept to power pledging to strike a new deal with the copper mining sector to redistribute profits to Andean communities.

October 1, 2021

Mexico gears up for international arbitration, searches for legal counsel

Mexico's government has requested bids to hire legal counsel for international arbitration in two upcoming investor-state cases.