June 16, 2025

Vale obtains preliminary license for Bacaba copper project in Brazil

The miner expects to invest about $290M during the project’s implementation phase.

June 14, 2025

Ecuador expected to delay fee on mining, industry says

Country will delay the implementation of a new mining fee estimated to generate $229 million annually.

June 13, 2025

Codelco to focus on public-private partnerships to boost finances and production, CFO says

Another goal is to build joint infrastructure, facilitate access to new technology, or minimize environmental impacts, CFO Alejandro Sanhueza said.

June 13, 2025

Condor-Teck copper project in Peru receives environmental approval

Condor's geologists have compared the mineralization at the Cobreorco project to that at Las Bambas.

June 12, 2025

Copper clash shows cracks in decades-old pricing system

Teck Resources and Sumitomo are locked in a commercial dispute over a major copper supply deal.

June 12, 2025

Infographic: Who controls the rare earths shaping the future?

This graphic breaks down global extraction at the mine level.

June 11, 2025

Rare earth startups eye slice of $1 billion bounty from Brazil

State-owned entities have spent weeks sifting through 124 pitches for initiatives totaling $15 billion, including many by firms seeking to churn out rare earths.

June 11, 2025

From boom to bust: battery metal prices tumble as supply floods market

Despite rising EV sales, the market fundamentals for lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and recycled materials worsen.

June 11, 2025

Soma Gold drills high-grades at Colombia mine

Drilling returned a highlight result of 7.5 grams per tonne gold over six metres.

June 10, 2025

Site visit: Pasco aims to green the Andes by mining silver-zinc tailings

Quebec-based Cerro de Pasco is looking to mine the historic tailings near the namesake city in Peru while restoring the environment at its El Metalurgista project.