August 6, 2021 Copper price gains as world’s biggest mine preps for strike “Dr. Copper is supposed to give a good reading of how the economy is doing, and I think we are in limbo phase right now,” said WisdomTree analyst Nitesh Shah.
August 5, 2021 Illegal gold represents 17% of Brazil’s exports — study In 2020, Brazil exported 111 tonnes of gold, 19 of which were mined without licences, Instituto Escolhas reports.
August 5, 2021 Union at Escondida mine in Chile asks members to prepare for strike More than 2,000 union members rejected owner BHP Group Ltd's latest contract offer at the end of last week.
August 5, 2021 Peruvian miners open to discussing modifications to tax stability agreements A new administration led by Pedro Castillo, an elementary school teacher, is seeking to increase taxes on miners to fund social programs.
August 4, 2021 Foreign miners in Chile warn lawmakers fresh royalties would hammer competitiveness Smaller miners with annual production under 100,000 tonnes in particular warned that they would be disproportionately impacted given their higher operating costs.
August 4, 2021 Albemarle quarterly profit jumps nearly fivefold on rising lithium demand The miner posted second-quarter net income of $424.6 compared to $85.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
August 4, 2021 Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.
August 4, 2021 Filo Mining shares up on further drill results from Argentina "Filo del Sol is growing into one of the largest copper-gold-silver discoveries ever," company says.
August 4, 2021 Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.
August 3, 2021 Peru’s mining executives anxious as Castillo’s left-wing administration begins The administration has said it will work with all players in the mining sector to create a new deal that will address "social profitability."
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
