January 4, 2018 Chile and Argentina to lead lithium output growth after 2018 The bulk of new capacity would come online in 2019.
January 4, 2018 Union at Chile Lomas Bayas mine far from deal with Glencore Unionized workers at Glencore's Lomas Bayas copper mine rejected a final contract offer and began government-facilitated mediation Thursday to avoid strike.
January 4, 2018 The 5 largest gold nuggets that still exist From a nugget containing 1682 troy ounces of gold to one shaped like a massive pair of hands- here is a list of five of the biggest existing nuggets.
January 3, 2018 U.S. court rules against miner Crystallex in Venezuela dispute Crystallex International Corp is seeking to collect $1.2 billion plus interest awarded in 2016 by a World Bank tribunal against Venezuela, which Venezuela has refused to pay.
January 3, 2018 Vale is said to be negotiating BHP exit from Samarco venture Vale and BHP Billiton in talks over future of their Samarco iron-ore joint venture, including the possibility of the Brazilian miner taking full ownership.
January 3, 2018 Solgold maiden resource at Alpala, Ecuador is 5.2m tonnes copper And 12.3m contained ounces of gold.
January 2, 2018 Mining in 2018: Copper price to power on Markets where technology hasn’t substantially shortened the supply cycle and where cost are rising (ie copper) have the greatest long-term upside in prices
January 2, 2018 Vale to get $1.35 billion less for fertilizer business The South American miner wants to retain control of the TIPLAM port terminal, which is an asset originally included in the deal.
January 1, 2018 Patagonia Gold to pay $15 million for gold/silver project in Argentina Patagonia’s plans have reignited a long-standing debate related to the environmental risks of open-pit operations that use of cyanide leaching technology.
December 28, 2017 Venezuela backs its new cryptocurrency with 5 billion barrels of crude Venezuelan President Maduro shocked the market in early December when he followed China's 'petro-yuan' futures announcement by making headlines of himself proclaiming a new national cryptocurrency - the 'Petro' -…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
