March 10, 2021

Investors lining up for hydrogen subsidies in Chile

Chile plans to begin a competitive process within a month to award $50 million in subsidies.

March 9, 2021

Workers at Los Pelambres copper mine reject contract offer

Of the union affiliates, 98.5% voted to reject the offer on a new contract for the next 36 months.

March 9, 2021

Copper price falls as China imports look “far from bullish”

Shares of major miners also fell in London trading, with BHP down 2.4%, Rio Tinto down 3.6%, Glencore -2.44%, and Antofagasta -1.25%.

March 9, 2021

Chile copper export revenue surges 65% in February as prices soar

Surging copper shipments helped boost overall exports 41% to $7.071 billion in February.

March 9, 2021

Peru mines minister predicts record copper output for 2021

Andean nation expects to hit a record copper output of 2.5 million tonnes in 2021.

March 8, 2021

Codelco expects $2.8 billion profit this year

Last year's profit at the state-run company was about $2.1 billion, before taxes and extraordinary items.

March 5, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

March 5, 2021

Upstream tailings dams pose much higher stability risks, study finds

Some 10% of all the facilities surveyed had reported a stability issue, but that figure jumped to 18.3% for active upstream facilities.

March 4, 2021

Albemarle slams Chile over ‘unjust’ withholding of Atacama study

The lithium miner is appealing the government's decision and demanding the report be made public immediately.

March 4, 2021

Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68%

"Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."