March 20, 2025

Panama president says not informed of First Quantum suspending mine arbitration

Jose Raul Mulino and his team will start talks next week to discuss issues about the mine.

March 19, 2025

Colombia to launch May copper auction, aiming to substitute imports

Colombia produces commodities including oil and coal, but lags far behind regional peers Chile and Peru in output of the red metal.

March 19, 2025

Codelco eyes Friedland’s pulse power tech to boost mine efficiencies

I-Pulse uses surges of electricity known as pulsed power in applications across industries including mining, manufacturing and water.

March 18, 2025

Summit Nanotech receives $25.5 million in funding for lithium extraction tech

Privately-held Summit Nanotech is developing DLE projects in South America and has BHP as an investor.

March 18, 2025

Atex stock rises on best copper-gold porphyry assay yet at Valeriano project in Chile

Highlighted hole extended the high-grade porphyry trend by about 1,000 metres.

March 17, 2025

Southern Copper says 20 injured in attack at Peru mining project

Images circulated on social media showed the Los Chancas mining camp in flames, reminiscent of a 2022 incident.

March 14, 2025

First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine ready to suspend arbitration

Panama government will allow the export of 120,000 metric tons of copper concentrate that has been stuck in the shuttered mine for over two years and allow restart of the…

March 14, 2025

Codelco signals pause in copper recovery due to maintenance

The Chilean copper miner said its production this quarter will be similar or slightly below year-ago levels.

March 14, 2025

Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals

Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record jump in government control over resources in 47 countries since 2020.

March 13, 2025

Panama signals it’s ready to negotiate on shuttered copper mine

Panamanian president spent recent weeks meeting with local businesses that relied on Cobre Panama and hearing from workers that were impacted by its closure.