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."
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
