January 21, 2025 Six years post fatal disaster, mines start global waste-dam body The Global Tailings Management Institute will oversee independent audits and the certification of member companies’ facilities based on their safety and public disclosures, the founders said.
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.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
