Vale and France’s GravitHy sign carbon neutral steel study

The agreement will focus on studies to build a factory to produce briquettes from Vale's high-grade iron ore through direct reduction.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 7:48 am

Glencore to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant

It has partnered up with Canada’s Li-Cycle to convert an…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 6:43 am

Rio Tinto marks 20-year production milestone at Diavik diamond mine

Diavik's workforce of about 1,100 people is nearly a quarter…

Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | 4:13 pm

Graphic: Argentina sets lofty sights on global copper top 10

The South American country has a pipeline of copper projects…

Reuters | May 8, 2023 | 7:57 am

Barrick on the hunt for new mines, not deals, CEO says

While open to M&A opportunities, Mark Bristow says he is…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 8, 2023 | 3:58 am

Peru is winning over miners with soft hand on conflicts, PM says

The new strategy of respecting the right to protest while brokering lasting agreements may take longer, but it’s starting to bear fruit, Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez said in an interview late Tuesday.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 9:31 am

BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures

The company is modifying operations while it awaits the results of its appeal to an order to stop drawing water from the Lagunillas aquifer for 90 days.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2022 | 3:53 am

Chile lawmakers ask courts to stop bidding on lithium mining contracts

President-elect Gabriel Boric has said Chile should not repeat its "historic mistake" of privatizing resources such as lithium, a vital ingredient of electric car batteries.

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 2:35 pm

Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida

Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell by 11.6% year-on-year to 80,300 tonnes in November. In 2021 through November, the mine recorded a 14.5% drop.

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 8:58 am