April 17, 2025

Iron ore miners in rocky start to year as tariff turmoil begins

BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale all reported drops in quarterly shipments from the year before.

April 16, 2025

Peru copper output flat at 216,955t in February

Production largely came from the MMG Ltd-owned Las Bambas mine.

April 16, 2025

Lower silver demand and higher supply to reduce global deficit by 21% in 2025

Silver faces fifth year of structural market deficit.

April 15, 2025

Vale’s iron ore output falls in first quarter hurt by Brazil rains

Vale reaffirmed its forecast to produce between 325 million tons and 335 million tons of iron ore in 2025.

April 15, 2025

SQM-Codelco in crosshairs of Chile presidential frontrunner

Evelyn Matthei has pledged to review a landmark deal that would see SQM relinquish a majority stake in its prized Atacama salt flat mine to Codelco.

April 15, 2025

JV floated as path to reopen First Quantum Cobre Panama mine

A government-industry partnership could resolve the dispute that has kept the Cobre Panama copper mine closed since November 2023.

April 15, 2025

Chile, Canada and Peru push back against Trump copper tariff probe

Countries aim to fend off potential tariffs on the metal needed for electric vehicles and myriad industrial uses.

April 14, 2025

Copper traders, manufacturers discuss funding for Chile smelter

Enami has started sounding out advisers for a process to finance the Paipote smelter.

April 14, 2025

Patagonia Gold secures $40M investment for Argentina project

Patagonia acquired the Calcatreu project from Pan American Silver in 2018.

April 14, 2025

Antofagasta to invest $200M advancing Cachorro copper project

Discovered in 2017, the Cachorro copper deposit is located in the western Atacama Desert at an elevation of 1,500 metres.