March 19, 2021

Investors flock back to lithium as battery bust turns to boom

Investors are betting big on a lithium comeback less than three years after prices of the metal used in rechargeable batteries collapsed.

March 19, 2021

Supply squeeze drags copper treatment charges below $20 a tonne

Extremely tight copper mine supply has pushed spot treatment charges for concentrate to their lowest in more than a decade.

March 19, 2021

Global nickel surplus shrinks in January

The global nickel market surplus shrank to 8,400 tonnes in January from a revised surplus of 14,700 tonnes in the previous month.

March 19, 2021

Nexa takes stake in Tinka Resources

Nexa has acquired a 9% stake in Tinka, which is developing Ayawilca, one of the largest zinc projects in Peru.

March 18, 2021

Massive new port could give Vale back iron ore crown

A project for a dedicated iron ore port with a capacity of up to 560 million tonnes per year is advancing in the north of Brazil.

March 18, 2021

Teck aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

According to its 2020 sustainability report, Teck aims to have its Chilean operations fully running on clean energy by 2030.

March 18, 2021

Mexican President pressures Canadian miner over union dispute

Mexico could revoke a concession held by Americas Gold and Silver if it does not accept its new trade union representation there.

March 18, 2021

Cerrejón, Colombian Indigenous community launch agreement over environmental concerns

Cerrejón is owned by BHP Group, Anglo American and Glencore and has been operating for 30 years.

March 17, 2021

RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects – 2021

No. 1 is a deep sea polymetallic project with a 75,000 square kilometre exploration tenement.

March 17, 2021

Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Companies with properties to watch

The three countries feature a rich mining history and prospective geology.