September 4, 2018

Neo Lithium lining up partner for $490m Argentine venture

The project, which straddles salt flats and lakes across 135 square miles near the Chilean border, is billed as having high concentrations of lithium.

September 4, 2018

Tahoe’s Escobal mine licence to remain suspended — Guatemalan court

Guatemala's highest court ruling says mining operations will be suspended until government carries out consultation of the local indigenous people.

September 3, 2018

Mining dust could be affecting Chilean glaciers: activists

Environmentalists say that glaciers close to mining sites could melt more rapidly.

September 2, 2018

Colombia asks for Venezuela’s cooperation in case of five murdered miners

The workers were killed in a gold mine in the southern Bolívar state.

August 31, 2018

Grupo Mexico could reopen San Martin mine after 11 years

Miner Grupo Mexico could reopen the country's largest underground mine in the first quarter of 2019, after it closed due to a workers strike.

August 31, 2018

Tahoe halts operations at its La Arena gold mine in Peru after protest

Temporary suspension of mining activities comes after about 100 people trespassed and demanded payment for alleged environmental impacts of the operation on their community.

August 31, 2018

Chile expects $65.75 bln investment in mining industry over 10 years

Among the investments, it referenced two new lithium mining projects, three copper and one gold, totalling $5.9 billion.

August 31, 2018

Chile’s Codelco produced 875,000 tonnes copper in first half of 2018 – CEO

The company expects to produce approximately 1.7 mln tonnes of copper in the whole of 2018.

August 31, 2018

Beijing summons aluminium foil makers for talks on Mexico anti-dumping probe

The move threatens to jolt China's exports of aluminium, which have been booming in recent months. Mexico "is a big market" for Chinese aluminium foil.

August 30, 2018

Special Report: The platinum opportunity – part 1

Over the past six months, platinum’s price has continued its multi-year decline, falling below $800 – close to its lowest level in a decade.