February 17, 2025 Cyclone Metals, Vale sign $138M deal to develop Iron Bear project The iron ore project in Newfoundland and Labrador is located near Rio Tinto's IOC operations.
February 15, 2025 Codelco’s Gabriela Mistral mine reaches early deal with union The new collective bargaining agreement will be in place for three years as of June 1.
February 14, 2025 Vale to raise Carajas iron ore output with $12 billion investment Carajas, in Brazil's Para state, is Vale's largest iron ore production complex.
February 14, 2025 Storied Peruvian executive resurfaces at Canadian copper startup After decades overseeing some of Peru’s biggest mines, Victor Gobitz has reemerged as the head of Quilla Resources.
February 14, 2025 B2Gold ups investment in Founders Metals to maintain 5% stake B2Gold became a shareholder in Founders last October.
February 14, 2025 China’s BYD holds mining rights in Brazil’s Lithium Valley, documents show The EV producer's mineral rights acquisition in Brazil is its biggest step yet toward mining strategic minerals in the West.
February 14, 2025 Brazil hints at WTO complaint, tax on US products after Trump steel tariffs The South American country is one of the largest sources of US steel imports.
February 14, 2025 Peru copper output edges down in 2024 to 2.74 million tonnes The drop marked the copper giant's first decline after four straight years of recovery following the pandemic.
February 14, 2025 Rio Tinto clears final hurdles for $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy The acquisition of Arcadium is Rio Tinto's biggest deal in over a decade, making it one of the top lithium miners globally.
February 13, 2025 Vale in advanced talks to sell Brazil renewable assets to GIP Reuters sources said Global Infrastructure Partners could pay some $870 million to $1.04 billion for 70% of Alianca and the solar plant.
University of Arizona research aims to turn mine waste into US critical minerals domestic resource Initiative is focused on recovering critical minerals such as arsenic, zinc and possibly tungsten from copper mine tailings. January 09, 2026 | 03:00 pm
Wall Street jostles to advise on Rio-Glencore, eyes $100 million prize The race is on to secure a slice of the spoils. January 09, 2026 | 12:29 pm
Portugal’s government backs Savannah’s lithium mine with $128M grant The company said around €82 million of the non-reimbursable grant would fund the initial capital expenditures of the project in Portugal's Barroso region. January 09, 2026 | 12:14 pm