February 27, 2025

Rio Tinto buyout target Arcadium posts loss on falling lithium prices

Rio Tinto plans to create a standalone lithium division after it completes the $6.7 billion acquisition.

February 27, 2025

Scientists predict major quake in Chile’s mineral-rich north

Chile is located on the seismically active Ring of Fire that surrounds the Pacific Ocean.

February 26, 2025

Column: Trump’s tariff threat presages turbulent times for Doctor Copper

Doctor Copper has been trying to price in the potential for US import tariffs since late January.

February 26, 2025

Chile monitoring US probe into potential metals tariffs

Chile is the world's largest copper producer and the top supplier of the red metal to the United States.

February 26, 2025

Silver X Mining raises tonnage by 18% at Peru property

Measured and indicated resources now amount to 4.26 million tonnes grading 3.28 oz. silver per tonne.

February 26, 2025

Copper price surges in US as Trump launches probe into metal imports

US President ordered the Commerce Department to examine possible imports tariffs on all forms of the metal. 

February 26, 2025

Chile power grid flickers back to life after huge outage and copper mines come back online

The power outage, caused by a transmission line failure in northern Chile, struck mid-afternoon on Tuesday.

February 25, 2025

Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports

the countries set to be most affected by any new US copper tariffs would be Chile, Canada and Mexico.

February 25, 2025

Power outage hits swaths of Chile, from largest copper mine to Santiago streets

Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, was without electricity, while state-owned copper miner Codelco said all its mines had been affected.

February 25, 2025

Rio Tinto selects JordProxa for process plant at Rincon lithium project

Based in Australia, JordProxa is a global leader in the design of custom-engineered solutions and modular processing plants to produce battery chemicals.