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Chile indigenous communities suspend dialogue with SQM, Codelco over lithium

Codelco and SQM agreed to start talks with a council of representatives from 18 indigenous communities in December in efforts to reach an agreement to form a new state-controlled public-private partnership.

Reuters | April 15, 2024 | 12:17 pm

Barrick under pressure in Mali as regime eyes control of Loulo-Gounkoto

After seizing power in a coup in 2021 and forming…

Staff Writer | April 15, 2024 | 10:30 am

Peru economy grows more than expected in February on mining gains

Larger copper, gold and molybdenum volumes boosted metals mining just…

Reuters | April 15, 2024 | 9:55 am

Russian court orders Glencore to pay shares worth 114.8m euros in Sberbank lawsuit

It is a second lawsuit Sberbank has filed in Russia…

Reuters | April 15, 2024 | 8:29 am

Metals whipsawed as sanctions on new Russian supplies rattle LME

Aluminum jumped as much as 9.4% as the market opened,…

Bloomberg News | April 15, 2024 | 8:11 am

Lula never discussed Vale’s CEO succession, says Brazil minister

Reuters recently reported that President Lula wanted Mantega to be appointed to a board seat at the mining giant.

Reuters | January 26, 2024 | 9:43 am

Bank of Montreal axes homophobic mining bankers

The bank conducted an investigation leading to the terminations after a male banker in Toronto made a bullying and harassment complaint.

Colin McClelland | January 25, 2024 | 9:35 am

Brazil probes Mercado Libre sales of mercury used by illegal gold miners

Wildcat miners in the Amazon use liquid mercury to agglutinate gold particles and separate them from ore and dirt.

Reuters | January 24, 2024 | 12:35 pm

Thailand aims for lithium output in two years, boosting EV ambitions

Southeast Asia's largest car producer and exporter wants to convert about 30% of its annual vehicle production into EVs by 2030.

Reuters | January 24, 2024 | 8:36 am

Graphic: Tin shackled by surplus, but green industry demand poised to mop up supplies

Tin prices have dropped 20% to around $26,500 a metric ton, since hitting a six-month high at $32,680 in January last year.

Reuters | January 24, 2024 | 8:30 am

Column: Funds sell copper as weak demand trumps supply pressures

Funds are adopting an increasingly bearish stance in the copper market, preferring to focus on a globally weak demand picture rather than signs of supply-chain stress.

Reuters | January 24, 2024 | 8:22 am