January 21, 2025

Chile seeks projects to extract cobalt and rare earths from mining waste

The country's development agency is offering $3-$4m over three years for studies on extracting cobalt and rare earths from tailings.

January 21, 2025

Teck earmarks up to $3.9 billion to boost copper output

Canada’s largest diversified miner reported a 50% increase in annual copper production for 2024, reaching 446,000 tonnes.

January 20, 2025

Barrick eyes sale of stake in Zaldivar copper mine – report

Barrick holds a 50% interest in Zaldívar, a joint venture with Antofagasta, which produced about 80,000 tonnes of copper last year.

January 17, 2025

Lithium Argentina investors OK Canada exit

The move is expected to become effective Jan. 23, subject to approvals such as a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

January 17, 2025

Anglo American targets deal for Brazil nickel mines in H1 2025

The Barro Alto and Niquelandia mines have attracted interest of bidders from “different nationalities and backgrounds,” says its CEO in Brazil.

January 17, 2025

Codelco, Saudi Arabia eye joint copper investments

The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seeks to import the battery metal from Chile for domestic processing.

January 16, 2025

Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed potential merger

A $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a copper-centric world, but we've been here before.

January 16, 2025

Brazil’s Cosan unloads stake in miner Vale

Cosan has unloaded some 173 million shares it owned in the mining giant.

January 16, 2025

Antofagasta misses 2024 copper target, keeps 2025 guidance

Antofagasta — which operates four copper mines in Chile — maintained its 2025 guidance at 660,000 to 700,000 tonnes.

January 15, 2025

Value of 50 biggest mining companies drops by $126 billion

The world’s biggest miners are now worth $1.35 trillion after losing a combined $126 billion over the course of 2024 as the copper rally faded and gold stocks once again…