May 3, 2021 EnergyX’s direct lithium extraction technology gets $20m boost According to EnergyX, the funding makes it the highest-valued direct lithium extraction technology company on the market.
May 3, 2021 Gemstone jewellers, miners launch information centre to promote traceability The Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform provides information on responsible sourcing, due diligence, environmental protection, human and labour rights.
May 3, 2021 CME starts trading lithium futures to tap EV demand Contracts tied to the battery metal are expected to make pricing more transparent.
May 2, 2021 Top Peru presidential candidate vows to curb foreign firms ‘looting’ mining wealth Socialist Pedro Castillo said he would, if elected, review contracts with foreign miners.
May 2, 2021 Lithium producers grow bullish as EV revolution turbocharges demand Growing industry optimism from higher lithium prices is a change from last year when funding for mines and processing plants dried up during the pandemic.
May 1, 2021 Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.
April 30, 2021 Chile output falls for 10th consecutive month, adding fuel to copper price rally Chile's copper production fell 2.2% year on year in Q1 2021, according to government statistics agency INE.
April 30, 2021 Fresnillo chairman Alberto Baillères stepping down His son Alejandro Bailleres was named president of the five main firms comprising the business conglomerate Grupo Bal.
April 30, 2021 Codelco boosts output to tap copper price jump The state-owned producer churned out 386,000 metric tons from its own mines in Chile, up 7% from a year ago.
April 30, 2021 Aurania reports new Ag-Zn-Pb discovery in Ecuador, stock up The new discovery is an extension to the high-grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization at Tiria-Shimpia.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
