January 11, 2018

Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner

Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.

January 10, 2018

Lundin Gold to start building Ecuador’s largest underground mine

Fruta del Norte is expected to produce 340koz of gold per year over 13 years.

January 10, 2018

Bacanora seeks expansion of German lithium project with newly acquired exploration licence

The Falkenhain deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from another Bacanora asset in Germany — the 50%-owned Zinnwald lithium project.

January 9, 2018

Chile’s Andina mine to be modified to protect glaciers

Codelco will invest $250 million to modify the shape of the current pit.

January 9, 2018

Workers at Colombia’s Cerrejon coal mine say they could strike over wages

Unless disagreements at negotiations for wages and benefits are resolved by Jan. 19

January 9, 2018

Hudbay Minerals expands footprint in Peru

The miner’s local subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire mining properties in southern Peru near its Constancia copper mine.

January 9, 2018

Vale closes sale of fertilizer business to Mosaic for $1.4 billion

Brazilian mining giant is retaining control of the TIPLAM port terminal, which was originally included in the deal.

January 8, 2018

Equinox Gold to start full-scale construction at Brazilian mine

The Canadian miner wants to increase production to 135,000 ounces of gold per year.

January 5, 2018

Peru’s environmental deregulation to spur more mining-related protests: analysts

The approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December might generate more unrest.

January 5, 2018

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.