February 11, 2020 O3 Mining’s Jose Vizquerra has tough act to follow In 1996, the company became the first Peruvian mining company to list on the NYSE. Today it has a $3.9 billion market capitalization.
February 10, 2020 BHP becomes world’s top copper producer Output at Chile's state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as the globe's number one producer of the metal.
February 10, 2020 BHP in talks to delay copper shipments to China due to virus Copper prices had slid for a record 14 straight days in London amid mounting concerns the coronavirus will aggravate the slowdown in global economic growth.
February 10, 2020 Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat A Chilean judge sided with local indigenous communities and knocked back an environmental remediation plan from SQM in December.
February 10, 2020 Chile’s copper output down in 2019 on declining grades Codelco contributed the most to the fall, producing 44,000 tonnes less than in 2018.
February 10, 2020 International Lithium grows Mariana project resource by 253% The Vancouver-based miner just received a technical report from strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co.
February 9, 2020 Mexican mineworkers march against Americas Gold and Silver Corp. The Canadian miner rejects the protest action and deems illegal a blockade at its San Rafael mine in Sinaloa.
February 7, 2020 Honbridge’s SAM confident $2bn Brazil iron mine will go ahead With a capacity of 27.5 million tonnes per year, the project is expected to be built in Minas Gerais.
February 7, 2020 Mitsubishi grabs 30% of Mantoverde copper mine MMC has actively been seeking to participate in high-quality copper projects to secure concentrate for its copper smelters.
February 7, 2020 Codelco, BHP saw copper production rise in December The world's top copper miner rose 1.2% versus the same period a year earlier, hitting 187,600 tonnes.
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