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.

February 25, 2025

Battery metal rout set to force unprofitable miners to cut costs

A wave of cost cutting and potential consolidation looms for lithium and nickel miners in the year ahead.

February 25, 2025

BHP to advance $2 billion concentrator optimization at Escondida mine

The optimization is the first initiative of its decade-long $10.8 billion investment plan it announced in November.

February 24, 2025

Column: China’s grip on global nickel supply tightens with Anglo sale

Anglo's nickel asset sale is not good news for Western countries looking to escape China's tightening grip on the global nickel supply chain.

February 24, 2025

Gold Reserve wins $1.1 billion arbitration award in Portugal against Venezuela

The company said its efforts for enforcement of the arbitration ruling in Portugal are in addition to those being undertaken in the US.

February 24, 2025

Sigma Lithium on track to double production capacity in Q4

A new plant would allow Sigma to double its annual production of lithium concentrates to 520,000 tonnes.