July 3, 2025

Peru copper snags highlight rising clout of informal miners

Frustrated by regulatory restrictions and red tape, thousands of small-scale gold and copper miners in Peru are staging protests.

July 3, 2025

Marimaca surges to 15-year high on strong copper hits in Chile

That intercept, drilled from 594 metres depth in hole SMRD-13, included 26 metres at 4.1% copper and 100 metres grading 1.3% copper.

July 3, 2025

Ero Copper’s Tucumã mine in Brazil reaches commercial production

Tucumã produced about 6,400 tonnes of copper in the second quarter, including about 2,000 tonnes during the second half of June.

July 2, 2025

Lupaka Gold skyrockets on arbitration win against Peru

In the arbitral tribunal's decision this week, the Peruvian government was ordered to pay Lupaka $65 million.

July 2, 2025

Vale cuts forecast for iron ore agglomerates output amid market weakness

Vale said that the change reflected current market conditions for pellets.

July 2, 2025

Chile cuts mining permitting times by up to 70%

Government expects law to reduce permit processing times without lowering environmental or regulatory standards.

July 1, 2025

Peru copper transport disrupted as informal miners block roads

While on-site operations are unaffected by the protests, transport of semi-processed copper from MMG’s Las Bambas and Hudbay’s Constancia have been interrupted.

July 1, 2025

Chile lithium expansion cleared by little-known nuclear agency

The Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission signed off on a proposal that clears the way for a major lithium expansion over the coming decades.

July 1, 2025

Codelco secures lithium quota needed for SQM partnership

Chile's nuclear energy regulator CCHEN approved an initial extraction of 2.5 million metric tons of lithium metal equivalent from 2031 to 2060.

June 30, 2025

Critical minerals to top Modi’s agenda in five-nation tour

Narendra Modi plans to visit Ghana, Namibia, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad & Tobago starting Wednesday.