February 2, 2018 Rio Tinto back in race for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Rio’s renewed interest in SQM is welcome by the Chilean government, which had expressed concerns about a potential and dangerous concentration in the market should major lithium producers, such as…
February 2, 2018 Southern Copper surprises with $287.5 million net loss in fourth quarter Analysts had forecast a $419 million net profit for the company in the fourth quarter.
February 2, 2018 Two die in Yamana Gold mine accident in Argentina The accident at Gualcamayo mine involved two employees of a local contractor traveling in a light truck on an access road at the Las Vacas exploration site.
February 1, 2018 No sign of early contract talks at BHP’s Escondida mine -Union BHP's Escondida on Wednesday cast doubt on chances of starting talks on a new labor agreement with the company before formal negotiations scheduled for June.
February 1, 2018 World Copper Conference to be held in Santiago, Chile on April 9 to 11 CRU’s 17th World Copper Conference is a premier copper conference that attracts over 500 delegates.
February 1, 2018 Brazilian prosecutors say Anglo’s sale of Amapa iron ore shady They also claim miner offloaded the asset to avoid paying for environmental damage caused by an accident at its floating dock, which killed six people and dragged vehicles, equipment and…
January 31, 2018 Brazil’s Vale expects to meet $10bn net debt goal by mid-2018 Speaking at an event in São Paulo, Schvartsman also said the recent rise in nickel prices should generate an additional $750 million in cash flow.
January 31, 2018 Animation: human population growth over all of history Imagine that for every million people on Earth, there was a single dot on a map. What if we went back in time, watched dots accumulate over human history?
January 31, 2018 These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018 Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year.
January 29, 2018 Australia’s Newcrest Q2 gold output down marginally, maintains 2018 guidance Newcrest Mining Ltd's second-quarter gold production fell 0.3 percent from a year ago but rose 17.2 percent over the prior quarter.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
