January 8, 2019

Deep in a Panama rainforest, First Quantum bondholders spy prize

The company's Cobre Panama is a large open-pit copper project 120 km (74.6 miles) west of Panama City and 20 km from the Caribbean Sea coast.

January 8, 2019

Vancouver miners merge to lead exploration in Mexico

Defiance Silver Corp and ValOro Resources completed a friendly merger.

January 8, 2019

Falcon Gold reports high grades at Argentinian project

The Vancouver miner has high hopes for its Esperanza project.

January 8, 2019

Chile’s copper production to exceed 6 million tonnes for first time in 2019

Production of the red metal, the agency says, could reach a record of 7.25 million tonnes as early as 2025.

January 7, 2019

Millennial nears feasibility at Pastos Grandes in Argentina

Millennial expects to submit its environmental impact assessment to the Argentinian government during 2019’s first quarter.

January 7, 2019

Chile okays lithium miner SQM’s plan to remedy water violations

The 18-month remediation plan includes a new online system to monitor SQM's extraction rates of both brine and fresh water from beneath the salt flat.

January 7, 2019

Chilean lithium exports continue rise, to $949m in 2018 – central bank

Global demand for lithium is expected to quadruple by 2025.

January 7, 2019

Vancouver junior Auryn gets positive results from Peruvian copper-gold project

According to the company, the copper-gold skarn mineralization at its Sombrero project has geological similarities to Glencore’s Tintaya mine and MMG’s Las Bambas mine.

January 6, 2019

Global copper market under supplied, demand on the rise — report

But over the long term, the global copper deficit is expected to shrink, and the market will shift to oversupply.

January 6, 2019

Ecuador’s rising opposition to mining may thwart exploration boom

As mining projects face headwinds from rising tensions, investors' courage will be tested, says Fitch Solutions Macro Research, which could hinder Ecuador’s plan to attract $4 billion to the sector…