August 15, 2018

Copper price: BHP averts strike at Escondida

After a near 5% drop on Wednesday, news that a strike had been averted at the world's largest copper mine put a cap on hopes of a recovery for the…

August 14, 2018

The battery boom could end up burning some investors

Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.

August 14, 2018

Chile’s Escondida mine, union will talk longer; hope to avert strike

If company and union leaders reach a consensus, the mediation would be further extended for several days so the 2,459 workers can vote to accept or reject the new offer.

August 14, 2018

Copper price falls as China investment grows at slowest pace on record

Called off strike at world's largest copper mine adds to pressure on copper price now down nearly 20% in little over two months.

August 14, 2018

Miner Antofagasta’s H1 earnings fall, trade tensions cloud demand outlook

Chilean copper producer Antofagasta said first-half core earnings fell 16.2 percent from a year earlier.

August 14, 2018

Columbus Gold to buy 70% stake in Maripa project from IAMGOLD

The project is made up of five contiguous exploration permits and has a historic gold production of around 40,000 ounces of gold, mined between 1985 and 1996.

August 14, 2018

China’s Ganfeng grabs SQM’s stake in Argentinean lithium project

The $87.5-million deal is the latest Chinese acquisition of a lithium project in South America, following Tianqi Lithium’s decision to buy 24% of SQM for $4.1 billion, which has not…

August 14, 2018

Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst

While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in…

August 14, 2018

Battery upsurge spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt mines

Chile, known for its vast copper deposits, is joining the search for cobalt amid soaring demand for a metal that’s mostly mined in the politically risky Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds…

August 14, 2018

About 1,500 jobs to go at Gold Fields’ South Deep as part of restructuring

The struggling mine, Gold Fields’ only asset left in South Africa, holds the world’s largest gold deposit after Grasberg in Indonesia and accounts for 60% for the company’s mineral reserves.