February 12, 2020 Vale loses spot as world’s top iron ore producer to Rio Tinto The negative effect on the miner's balance sheet will be formally informed when releasing full-year results on Feb. 20.
February 12, 2020 Barrick beats forecasts, hikes dividend by 40% as gold prices soar The miner will pay a dividend of 7 cents a share, up from 5 cents in the previous quarter.
February 11, 2020 Volkswagen and Daimler push for more ‘sustainable’ Chile lithium Move is a sign of growing supply chain concerns ahead of an expected electric vehicle boom.
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.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
