IGO backs new CEO Vella after Rio Tinto dismissal IGO's board is siding with its CEO-elect Ivan Vella after concluding no information was compromised as a result of his actions. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2023 | 3:45 am
Chile to invest $7 million in lithium and salt flats research Funding for up to ten research projects, including topics such as new brine extraction methods, will be awarded in mid-2024. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2023 | 9:23 am
Panama’s top court to rule on First Quantum copper mine fate The Supreme Court of Panama is expected to rule on several constitutional challenges to the contract signed by the Canadian miner. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2023 | 5:23 am
Vale expands production capacity at Salobo copper mine The $1.1 billion expansion plan is set to increase the mine's throughput capacity to 36 million tonnes per year by the final quarter of 2024. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2023 | 8:53 am
Silvercorp Metals sweetens offer for OreCorp The improved bid values OreCorp at $170m and follows rumors of influential shareholders being unhappy with the original offer. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2023 | 4:08 am
Ecuador-focused Adventus and Luminex to merge Business tie-up creates a more diversified company with one of the largest copper-gold exploration portfolios in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2023 | 3:41 am
Codelco to spend $720 million on Chuquicamata copper mine Move is part of a plan to bring late and over-budget projects on stream and stop an overall production decline. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2023 | 3:31 am
Franco-Nevada cuts guidance on Cobre Panama mine woes The Canadian firm has a streaming deal with First Quantum’s local unit Minera Panama covering the giant Cobre Panama copper mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2023 | 7:17 am
