June 25, 2018 Workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata mine threaten strike Workers are threatening to walk off the job soon to protest plans to transform the century-old open pit into an underground mine.
June 25, 2018 Samarco could reach partial deal with Brazil prosecutors on Monday Samarco's operations have been suspended since Brazil's mining disaster.
June 25, 2018 Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027 Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.
June 25, 2018 Escondida labour dispute is unresolved Mine accounts for 2.5 per cent of Chile's economy.
June 24, 2018 Chile’s Codelco says unions at Salvador mine reject early wage deal Workers are pushing off further negotiations until later this year when their contracts expire.
June 22, 2018 Chile’s SQM decides not to hire ex-Chairman Ponce as adviser Ponce has held power at SQM since it was privatized under Pinochet in the 1980s and is still the largest shareholder.
June 21, 2018 Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018 Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader…
June 21, 2018 Lumina Gold, First Quantum ink deal to advance exploration in Ecuador First Quantum will invest $1.5 million to advance exploration work at the Orquideas and Cascas assets in the first year, with the option of investing an additional $37 million over…
June 21, 2018 Newmont sells stake in Yanacocha gold mine to Japan’s Sumitomo for $48 million Sumitomo’s move comes as Japanese trading companies have been grabbing assets and increasing their stakes on a few of them thanks higher commodities prices, which have boosted their profits.
June 20, 2018 BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
