August 19, 2020 Copper price above $3 for first time since June 2018 Copper price jumps to highest since June 2018 as massive Chinese stimulus suck in metal and LME inventories drop to 13-year low.
August 18, 2020 Iron ore price rockets to highest since January 2014 China's $680 billion post-pandemic splurge on infrastructure sparks record steel output and soaring iron ore price.
August 18, 2020 Jaguar reports substantial reserve increase at Pilar Proven and probable reserves increased 40% year-over-year, while reserve grade improved 12%.
August 18, 2020 Odyssey presses ahead on Mexico seabed project Despite two permit rejections, Odyssey aims to dredge phosphate sands from Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
August 18, 2020 BHP broadens plans to exit coal operations The miner is accelerating the sale or spinoff of interests in mines in Australia and Colombia, as well as other coal and oil assets.
August 17, 2020 Lithium Americas to restart Argentina project The Canadian miner had to suspend construction at Caucharí-Olaroz again in early July due to covid-related issues.
August 16, 2020 Lithium in Bolivia: “always a possibility never a reality” – interview DCDB Research’s Emily Hersh explains why the Andean country hasn’t been able to build a sustainable lithium industry.
August 14, 2020 Indigenous groups in Chile’s Atacama push to shut down SQM In 2019 the Atacama Indigenous Council (CPA) filed a lawsuit demanding regulators scrap a $25 million remediation plan.
August 14, 2020 Orla receives permit for Camino Rojo in Mexico The company now has the two principal permits necessary to begin construction.
August 14, 2020 Vale to move forward with Serra Sul iron ore expansion The world’s top iron ore producer has received board approval for a long-sought expansion of the already giant S11D mine.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
