March 14, 2019 SQM receives environmental approval for Chile lithium plant expansion The $400 million plant expansion, once complete, would allow the Chinese-backed SQM to eventually produce as much as 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year from its Atacama salt flat…
March 14, 2019 Leagold achieves higher gold production with 2018 acquisitions More than half the company’s 2018 gold production came from its Los Filos gold mine in Mexico, which produced 195,362 oz. gold last year.
March 14, 2019 Reunion Gold completes resource estimate on Nivre in French Guiana The Nivre deposit contains 18.9 million indicated tonnes grading 1.09 grams gold per tonne for 665,000 ounces of gold.
March 14, 2019 Floating solar panels to boost efficiency at Chilean copper mine The newly installed panels at the Los Bronces copper mine have the capacity to produce 86 kilowatts.
March 14, 2019 Southern Copper eyes lithium project in Mexico – CEO Southern Copper had not made an offer on the lithium project in Mexico, but there's also a Chinese company that's interested.
March 14, 2019 Advantage Lithium replaces CEO in wake of college admissions scandal Advantage Lithium has temporarily replaced CEO David Sidoo after he was arrested last week by U.S. authorities.
March 14, 2019 Operations resume at Goldcorp’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina The mine is the company’s biggest in the South American country.
March 13, 2019 Leagold describes Los Filos expansion The expanded Los Filos project will have a 20-year mine life (2019-2028) during which time 3.2 million oz. of gold will be recovered.
March 13, 2019 Brazil government kickstarts efforts to mine indigenous reserves: official Brazil's government wants Congress to reconsider a decades-old proposal to allow mining in indigenous reserves, which occupy 13% of the country's territory.
March 12, 2019 Copper industry executives to discuss market outlook at World Copper Conference The conference regularly attracts 500 attendees from more than 40 countries; representing the key producers, consumers, traders, distributors, and end-users.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am