Chile heads towards two “lost decades” of copper output growth Chile’s crown as world’s No.1 copper producer is at risk despite the billions of dollars invested in new projects lately, experts warn. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2022 | 6:13 am
Eldorado Gold flags Omicron hit to quarterly production Despite the labour issues, the Canadian miner left its production guidance of 460,000-490,000 ounces of gold for 2022 unchanged. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2022 | 3:51 am
Talon Metals expands exploration at Minnesota nickel project The company holds a 51% interest in the Tamarack project, the only high-grade development-stage nickel project in the US. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2022 | 7:02 am
Mexican president to fast-track nationalization of lithium if power reform thwarted President López Obrador will send a bill to Congress on Monday if reform tightening state control of the energy sector is not approved. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2022 | 3:54 am
Newmont becomes sole owner of Yanacocha gold mine in Peru The world’s no. 1 gold company is buying the 5% stake Sumitomo has in the Peruvian gold mine for $48 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2022 | 6:26 am
Glencore to supply cobalt to GM in multi-year deal General Motors will use cobalt from Glencore's Murrin Murrin operation in Australia in the batteries that power its EVs. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2022 | 3:51 am
Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2022 | 10:52 am
Ivanhoe’s Congo copper mine hits record production Kamoa-Kakula produced 55,602 tonnes of copper in the first quarter of 2022, reaching a monthly all-time-high of 19,605 tonnes of copper in March. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2022 | 7:30 am
Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 5:46 am
World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to cut off additional sources of revenue for Moscow. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 3:37 am
