May 25, 2018 Chile’s Piñera taps businessman Benavides as Codelco chairman Benavides had previously led Falabella, one of Latin America's largest retailers with operations spanning department stores, supermarkets, malls and more.
May 25, 2018 Vale sees key mine topping iron ore output forecasts in 2018 -source Brazilian miner Vale SA expects iron ore output at its premier S11D mine to reach 58 million tonnes this year.
May 25, 2018 Trump “victories” on trade are anything but As the year has progressed, the underbrush has gotten thornier, Trump's progress on trade has slowed, and now it has likely stopped altogether.
May 25, 2018 In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.
May 24, 2018 Lithium price: Massive supply response gets underway SQM, world no 3 lithium miner, plans to nearly quadruple capacity in fewer than three years – to the equivalent of 84% of global output last year.
May 24, 2018 Report: Mining needs $100–$150 billion to meet EV demand McKinsey asks if the availability and rising prices of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel will constrain greater electric vehicle penetration.
May 24, 2018 Southern Peru Copper Corporation mines for new project management efficiencies with Powerproject SPCC has been processing copper and other metals in Peru since 1960.
May 24, 2018 Chile high court declines to weigh in on lithium spat at Maricunga In a written decision, it said it was "the responsibility of the lower-court judge" who is reviewing the case and was not a constitutional issue.
May 24, 2018 Chile’s SQM says will boost lithium capacity by 2021 Chilean miner SQM said on Thursday that it would invest $525 million to boost its lithium production capacity in Chile through 2021.
May 23, 2018 Mining companies still reluctant to tap Argentina deposits Lack of clarity on environmental rules, overlapping federal and local taxes, and regulations that vary from province to province continue to loom over proposed mines.
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