October 9, 2018 Norsk Hydro to resume Brazil’s Alunorte output at half capacity Norsk Hydro has won permits from Brazilian authorities to restart half the capacity of its Alunorte, the world's largest alumina refinery.
October 9, 2018 Freeport CEO open to all options, even sale, after Grasberg Richard Adkerson says any strategic move is now possible, including acquisitions, partnerships, or even a sale of the entire company.
October 8, 2018 The top ten zinc producing mines in the world India clinches the title for largest zinc mine with Rampura Agucha.
October 8, 2018 Albemarle shares drop after media report on Chile lithium quota Shares of Albemarle Corp fell more than 2 percent on Monday.
October 8, 2018 Chile eyes new copper markets to shield economy from trade war Chile aims to find new copper markets and expand its lithium industry as it seeks to shield its economy from a U.S-.China trade war.
October 7, 2018 Chile regulator refuses to raise Albemarle lithium output quota -newspaper Albemarle requested an increase of 258,446 metric tons of Metallic Lithium Equivalent but the government says the information provided was not sufficient to justify the increase.
October 5, 2018 Bolivia to pick new junior partner on lithium in coming weeks Bolivia will choose a new junior partner to help industrialize its lithium deposits from among seven companies that submitted proposals.
October 5, 2018 Millrock Resources | Explorer releases drill results from Alaska copper-gold project CEO of Millrock Resources talks about the recently released drill results from the Alaska Range Project as well as developments at its Mexican properties.
October 5, 2018 Hudbay doesn’t deny rumours of interest in Chile’s Mantos Copper The Chilean miner has been seeking a buyer for all or part of itself to raise $1 billion to dig for copper and gold in two of its mines in…
October 5, 2018 Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .
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