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."
August 3, 2021 Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion The expansion has been under study since May 2019.
August 3, 2021 Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.
August 3, 2021 Fresnillo half-year profits rise on higher metals prices Profit for the period came to $308.4 million, representing a 445.8% jump over last year.
August 2, 2021 Copper boom has a top zinc miner scouring for red metal assets Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim is on the prowl for copper assets.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
