February 19, 2023 Mexico President orders ministry to step up lithium nationalization Studies suggest Mexico may have some 1.7 million tonnes of lithium.
February 15, 2023 Mexican president to sign over lithium reserves to energy ministry on Saturday The move has attracted skepticism as to whether Mexico can commercially extract its lithium.
February 14, 2023 Significant ‘advances’ made in Panama copper mine dispute – minister "I hope to resolve the remaining contention points soon," said Federico Alfaro, Panama's trade and industry chief.
February 10, 2023 Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties the Canadian miner should pay to the government.
February 10, 2023 Torex Gold to spend up to $440 million on Media Luna project The Mexican gold project was 15% complete by the end of 2022 and commercial production is anticipated in late 2024.
February 7, 2023 Miners face too many woes in emerging markets, Alamos CEO says Panama’s tax dispute with First Quantum underscores increasing political risks mining companies face in some regions, CEO John McCluskey says.
February 2, 2023 Grupo Mexico’s fourth-quarter profit edges up on transport unit The mining and transport company reported a profit of $1.04 billion for the final three months of 2022.
February 1, 2023 First Quantum to hold board meeting in Panama – source Panama's government and First Quantum are negotiating a contract for the operations of the Cobre Panama mine.
January 31, 2023 Minera Alamos hits commercial gold targets at Santana in Mexico Alamos is concentrating on expansion this year with drilling planned on three new targets.
January 30, 2023 RANKED: World’s biggest copper projects — 2023 Once again, Northern Dynasty's Pebble project located near the Bristol Bay region of Alaska takes first place.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
