May 30, 2021

Cerrejón lifts force majeure caused by blockades

Colombian coal mine Cerrejón, owned by BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, will be gradually resuming operations and approved the export of 60,000 tonnes of coal.

May 28, 2021

Ecuador energy minister nominee withdraws after leaving miner’s board

Ecuador's energy ministry oversees its oil, mining and electricity sectors.

May 28, 2021

Codelco’s tough copper supply task

The world’s no.1 copper producer will need to execute $35 billion in structural investments until 2030 just to keep output flat.

May 28, 2021

Lithium outlook ‘bright as ever’ – report

The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly.

May 28, 2021

Strike at BHP’s Chile copper mine continues, union opposes substitute workers

The union's secretary said that members would continue to hold demonstrations in Santiago.

May 28, 2021

Lithium Americas, Ganfeng planning Stage 2 expansion at Caucharí-Olaroz

“Caucharí-Olaroz is on track to become the largest new lithium brine operation in over 20 years,” Lithium Americas chairman says.

May 27, 2021

Goldman says Chile tax could risk 1 million tonnes of copper output

Chile currently churns out 28% of the world's copper but has for more than a decade lost market share.

May 27, 2021

Copper price resurgent as workers strike at BHP’s Spence, Escondida mines

Copper price vaults $10,000 again as workers at world's only 1 million tonne copper mine down tools.

May 27, 2021

Union walks off job at BHP’s Escondida, Spence copper mines in Chile

The strike at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, and at Spence comes as copper prices have spiked amid soaring demand.

May 26, 2021

BHP to take contingency measures at Chile mines after strike called

The strike comes as global copper prices hover near record highs and amid rising political risk in the region.