April 12, 2019 Lithium giant lifts outlook with 2018 fizzle in rear-view mirror Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.
April 11, 2019 Mosaic suspends phosphate mines in Brazil after new rules for dams It is unclear how long the dams' suspension will last.
April 11, 2019 Lumina extends Gran Bestia in Ecuador The company has drilled its longest continuous section of mineralization at its Gran Bestia copper-gold deposit,
April 11, 2019 Tianqi agrees truce in battle over Chilean lithium miner SQM Tianqi's $4.1B purchase of a 24% stake in SQM went through in December, but the Chinese firm has faced push back.
April 11, 2019 Fresnillo Q1 production slumps, sticks to FY targets The company reported lower than expected full-year profit in February while warning of headwinds including lower precious metals prices for 2019.
April 11, 2019 Newmont shareholders overwhelmingly approve $10B Goldcorp takeover, creating world’s top gold miner Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by output, robing Barrick of its recently cemented supremacy.
April 11, 2019 After legal battle, Los Andes Copper’s past drilling campaign receives approval In 2017, Chile's Superintendency of Environmental Affairs filed a notice saying the campaign violated the country's environmental regulations.
April 10, 2019 Codelco ‘perfectly well’ financed for next two years — board chairman Codelco returns all of its profits to the state and is funded by a mix of capitalization and debt.
April 10, 2019 Revitalizing its copper mines may not be sufficient to keep Chile at the fore Demand for copper is expected to take off by the mid-2020s, but Chile is saddled with mines facing crippling declines in ore grades and a system that allows the bulk…
April 10, 2019 From turbines to thermostats: copper miners eye high-tech demand Attempts to replace copper in a lithium-ion battery's anode with aluminum have failed so far, which bodes well for major copper miners.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
