November 23, 2020 Cochilco sees 2020 copper production and price rising Country's copper production will likely rise by 0.6% to 5.82 million tonnes in 2020, and to 5.99 million tonnes in 2021.
November 23, 2020 Blockade at Equinox Los Filos hinders mine restart Preparations to resume operations at the gold-silver mine in Mexico had to be suspended.
November 22, 2020 Politician supporting Pan American Silver’s Argentina project in hot water over anti-mining comments The governor of Chubut is being blasted on social media for changing his mind over mining in the province.
November 22, 2020 Workers at Lundin’s Candelaria mine in Chile accept new agreement The Candelaria AOS Union accepted the last formal offer but the smaller Candelaria Mine Workers Union did not.
November 20, 2020 Union at Antofagasta’s Centinela preparing to vote for strike Union chief says contract offer will likely be rejected.
November 20, 2020 Copper price soars to highest since 2014 on vaccine hopes As coronavirus infections surge worldwide, fears of further near-term supply disruptions are also fueling gains.
November 20, 2020 Biden easing up on Cuba would boost Canadian miner, CEO says Sherritt was pushed to the brink during Trump’s tenure; its market value sunk to a record $22.8 million in March.
November 19, 2020 Sierra Metals stock up on Yauricocha PEA Early-stage study on an expansion of the mine in Peru suggests a throughput increase to 5,500 t/d, up from 3,150 t/d currently.
November 19, 2020 SQM pulls trigger on lithium growth in volume-over-price bet Company is moving ahead with plans to more than double capacity in a bet that accelerating electric-vehicle demand will tighten a currently oversupplied market for the battery metal.
November 18, 2020 EV Metal Index rockets to record high on cobalt, nickel price, use Booming global electric car sales and growth in battery capacity lift MINING.COM EV Metal Index to monthly record and wipe out 2020 pandemic losses.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am