January 22, 2021 SQM shareholders approve $1.1 billion capital increase The world’s No. 2 lithium producer expects to double its capacity to produce lithium carbonate in Chile.
January 22, 2021 Gold Fields begins construction of Chile project First gold production at the Salares Norte mine is expected in early 2023.
January 22, 2021 Vale resumes pellet production at Vargem Grande Brazil’s mining regulatory agency had ordered Vale to halt operations at Vargem Grande in 2019 to guarantee the stability of its dams.
January 22, 2021 MMG CEO sees short term upside momentum for copper Copper prices are likely to rise further after pushing above $8,000 a tonne this month, the head of the company said.
January 22, 2021 Responsible Mining Foundation concerned about thousands of abandoned, at-risk tailings facilities worldwide There are more than 30,000 tailings storage facilities around the world and between 25% to 30% of them are abandoned.
January 21, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit
January 21, 2021 Vale and Brazil state do not reach agreement over Brumadinho Minas Gerais state is requesting $10.3 billion in compensation, a figure that includes relocation and the psychological damage suffered by survivors.
January 21, 2021 Lundin meets guidance for all metals, shares up Chapada copper and production in Brazil both exceeded annual guidance.
January 21, 2021 Family men or forest destroyers? Meet the miners living off the Amazon’s gold The Amazon has more than 4,470 illegal mining sites, more than half of them in Brazil.
January 21, 2021 Vale hires banks to sell coal assets in Mozambique Vale's coal division posted a loss of $213 million in its most recent quarterly result.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
