Most Chilean mines disrupted as Codelco workers join in country-wide strike

The nation’s powerful copper-mining unions are encouraging members to down tools in solidarity with anti-inequality demonstrations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2019 | 3:05 am

Tianqi has first loss in 5-1/2 years as lithium prices crash

Chengdu-based Tianqi reported a net loss of 53.9 million yuan ($7.62 million) for July-September 2019, versus net profit of 379.7 million yuan a year earlier.

Reuters | October 22, 2019 | 8:52 am

Rio Tinto kicks off $10m pilot hoping to become the largest lithium miner in US

The miner will be extracting lithium from the tailings of its California Boron mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2019 | 3:48 am

Private investors shun mining amid “escalated investor concerns”

New report shows private funds raising money for investment in metals and mining came up empty in Q3 and so far this year commitments total a paltry $100m.

Frik Els | October 21, 2019 | 1:15 pm

Lithium Chile gets environmental approvals for Turi exploration drilling

Surface access was successfully negotiated in early 2019 with the Turi Indigenous Community.

MINING.com Editor | October 18, 2019 | 12:37 pm

Chilean regulator asks for more time to review Maricunga project

Owners Lithium Power International and Bearing Lithium say they were expecting the time extension.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2019 | 6:20 am

Vancouver’s QMC to produce lithium oxide concentrate in China

The Canadian miner shipped spodumene from Manitoba to Guangxi.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2019 | 6:15 am

Uranium One to buy controlling stake in Wealth Minerals’ Chilean lithium project

The subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom may buy up to a 51% interest in Atacama lithium project, located in an area that hosts more than 15% of the world’s known reserves of the battery metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2019 | 3:50 am

Bacanora and Ganfeng ink Sonora lithium project investment

Sonora is regarded as one of the world’s larger known clay lithium deposits.

Amanda Stutt | October 14, 2019 | 4:00 pm

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