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.
August 13, 2018 Union at Chile’s Caserones copper mine extends mediation with company The main union at Chile's Caserones copper mine said on Monday that both sides had agreed to extend government mediation of labor talks until Thursday.
August 13, 2018 Brazil steelmaker Usiminas resumes some operations after plant blast Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA will resume partial operations on Monday at its Ipatinga plant after an explosion injured 34 workers.
Viridis targets US, Europe rare earth deals amid China pushback The negotiations include setting a minimum price for output from Viridis’s $360 million Colossus project in the state of Minas Gerais. January 19, 2026 | 12:27 pm
