February 28, 2018 Aussie company signs agreement with Argentinian province over lithium assets The deal confirms the company’s tenure of ~45,000 hectares of mining leases that cover the Olaroz – Cauchari Lithium Brine Project and the Paso Lithium Brine Project.
February 28, 2018 Mexican election to pose limited risks to positive mining outlook: BMI According to the market research firm, a possible victory by leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses “minimal downside risks to an otherwise strong outlook” for the country's mining industry.
February 28, 2018 Giustra-backed Lithium X plunges on doubts about Chinese buyer The Vancouver-based company fell the most in nearly two years Wednesday.
February 28, 2018 Billionaire Lundin chases base-metal buy with $3 billion budget Copper ‘might be the easiest asset to work with:’ Lukas Lundin.
February 28, 2018 Samarco iron ore mine could reopen this year Samarco Mineracao – a Vale-BHP joint venture – ceased operations in November 2015 following a deadly tailings dam burst.
February 27, 2018 Brazil’s Vale 4th-qtr profit misses as costs rise, forex weighs Vale said in a securities filing that net income totaled $771 million, compared with an average consensus estimate of $2.537 billion.
February 27, 2018 Lithium glut? No way, say industry executives eyeing demand Prices for lithium have more than doubled in the past two years on forecasts for massive demand from the electric vehicle industry.
February 27, 2018 Fresnillo tanks as 2017 profit misses expectations, says costs to rise The Mexico-focused precious metals miner expects cost inflation this year to be about 7%, compared with the 6.4% it faced in 2017.
February 26, 2018 Venezuelan government defends Mining Arc, environmentalists say it’s not working Very few of the 150 companies who expressed interest in investing in the Mining Arc actually presented concrete offers.
February 26, 2018 BHP’s productivity gains are cheered by investors — and unions BHP has said it expects to deliver $2 billion of net productivity gains by the end of the 2019 financial year.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
