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.
May 20, 2025 AbraSilver rises on ‘best-ever’ gold hit at Diablillos project in Argentina Drilling from 88 metres depth at the Oculto deposit returned 6 metres at 41.9 grams gold and 22 grams silver.
May 20, 2025 Dundee’s gold project in Ecuador wins local backing The next phase for the Loma Larga project is securing the environmental license to allow construction to start by year-end.
May 19, 2025 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.
May 19, 2025 Codelco taps Rio Tinto for major new lithium tie-up Rio Tinto will contribute up to $900 million to the Maricunga project in Chile, taking a 49.99% share.
May 17, 2025 Gold price could exceed $4,800 by 2030: Incrementum AG Based on a severe “tail-risk” scenario of a rare but extreme event, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum AG outlined in its new report.
May 16, 2025 Video: Suspect arrested in Peru gold mine massacre The suspect in the murder of 13 gold miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia.
May 15, 2025 Antofagasta’s Zaldivar mine in Chile secures environmental approvals through 2028 The approval would allow the company to continue advancing in studies that aim to enable Zaldivar's operations until 2051.
May 14, 2025 Copper price drops sharply after trade deal bounce Pullback comes despite Chinese copper inventories falling by 60% in a single month.
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