May 28, 2025

Antofagasta offers Chinese smelters negative processing fees as talks start

Antofagasta made an initial offer this week at a treatment charge of -$15 a ton for supplies to Chinese clients.

May 28, 2025

SQM misses profit estimates as lithium prices remain under pressure

The miner warned of lower realized prices in the next quarter due to oversupply of the metal.

May 28, 2025

Diamond mining industry cracks under pressure

The global diamond industry is reeling from plunging revenues, halted operations, and doubts about its relevance.

May 27, 2025

CHART: Asian EV battery makers buy 94% of global battery metals

EV battery manufacturers based in China, Korea and Japan have almost complete control of the global market, and it’s not changing any time soon. 

May 27, 2025

Geopolitics to shape mining’s future: TNMG president

TNM Group's Anthony Vaccaro highlighted the increasing role of geopolitics in shaping the mining industry.

May 26, 2025

Chile’s leftist presidential hopefuls spar over SQM-Codelco deal

Contenders clashed over a landmark deal signed last year between lithium supplier SQM and state-owned Codelco.

May 26, 2025

Aftermath Silver reports shallow mineralization at Berenguela project in Peru

Aftermath Silver is in the second stage of an 82-hole, 5,200-metre program of diamond core drilling at Berenguela.

May 23, 2025

Chile’s ENAMI says lithium venture with Rio Tinto to start production in 2032

Rio Tinto will initially put forward $425 million to the project, which ENAMI said will require a total investment of $3 billion.

May 23, 2025

Rio Tinto board looks for new CEO who knows mining better

Rio's operations improved under Jakob Stausholm, but investors questioned his lack of technical expertise from the start.

May 22, 2025

Rio Tinto’s Chile deal is a bet on unproven tech and lithium price bounce

Maricunga marks a new pivot in Rio's lithium ambitions and a turning point for Chile.