May 6, 2021

UK court to reconsider $6.9bn Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP

The case is the latest battle to establish whether multinationals can be held liable for the conduct of subsidiaries abroad.

May 6, 2021

Chile’s 75% copper tax closer to becoming reality

Chile’s lower house approves a progressive royalty on sales topping out at 75% at today's copper price.

May 6, 2021

Copper price hits all-time high in New York as bulls stampede

Copper has gained 28.1% since the end of last year and is up 114.9% from its 2020 low, hit in March of that year.

May 5, 2021

Albemarle profit beats expectations on rising lithium prices

Albemarle Corp, the world's largest producer of lithium, posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday that easily beat Wall Street's expectations on rising demand from the electric vehicle industry.

May 5, 2021

Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand

Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.

May 5, 2021

Chile’s March copper production mixed with drop at Escondida

The world's largest copper mine saw a drop in production for the eight month running, with a decline of 11.7% year-on-year to 89,900 tonnes.

May 5, 2021

Iron ore to displace soybeans as Brazil’s main export earner

Brazil's iron ore export revenues are set to surge 60% this year.

May 5, 2021

Chilean mining chief warns royalties bill in current form ‘akin to expropriation’

Chile has seen a number of initiatives aimed at extracting more value from its mining industry.

May 5, 2021

Barrick Gold profit beats expectations as copper, gold prices surge

The gold giant reported a 78% jump in first-quarter profit.

May 5, 2021

Visualizing the $2.9bn money flow into gold exploration

Five countries accounted for 75% of the money raised for top gold projects around the world.