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.
May 22, 2025 Rio Tinto wins second major Chile lithium project at Altoandinos Rio was also selected by Codelco for Chile's Maricunga lithium project.
May 22, 2025 Head of BHP’s Escondida mine says Chile must do more to spur investment BHP announced a $10 billion investment plan in the country if environmental permits are approved.
May 22, 2025 Shock exit: Rio Tinto CEO Stausholm to step down Rio Tinto has started its search for a successor to Stausholm, who joined the company in 2018 and has led it since 2021.
May 21, 2025 Peru to create fund to incentivize small-scale mining Artisanal miners would have access to preferential rates and distribution channels under the new fund.
May 21, 2025 NGEx Minerals shares soar on copper-gold discovery in Argentina Lunahuasi sits in the fast-growing Vicuña district, 6 km north of Lundin and BHP’s joint Filo del Sol deposit.
May 21, 2025 BHP and Lundin’s Argentina copper projects target 2030 start Argentina has not produced copper since 2018, but currently has a sizable pipeline of projects.
May 21, 2025 Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.
May 21, 2025 Solaris lands $200M from Royal Gold for Ecuador copper-gold project Funding package includes a gold stream and a net smelter return royalty, which will be structured in three instalments.
May 20, 2025 Argentina approves $2.5B Rio Tinto lithium mining project Rincon becomes the first mining project under Argentina's new investment incentive regime.
Codelco secures $600 million in climate financing from HSBC The funding completes its goals after having received $532 million in financing from Credit Agricole CIB in 2024. December 31, 2025 | 09:30 am
