Codelco unions ready strike after troubled Chile smelter shuttered Unions had threatened to strike for the past week if the Codelco board did not invest to upgrade the Ventanas smelter. Reuters | June 19, 2022 | 10:08 am
Bolivia delays decision on lithium mining tie-ups to December The government had previously planned to announce its final selection last month. Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 4:08 pm
Peru expects lower economic growth on impact of mine protests Peru's central bank lowered its 2022 growth projection to 3.1% from 3.4% previously. Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 12:29 pm
Sinomine invests $200m in Zimbabwe lithium project The southern African country holds some of the world's largest deposits of lithium. Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 9:24 am
European fund for critical minerals projects to launch next year The European Raw Materials Fund is due to start with around $2 billion. Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 8:18 am
Chile tax reform, mining royalty ‘priority number one,’ minister says Chile is also in the process of overhauling its market-orientated Constitution which dates back to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 8:09 am
VW US chief warns of industry challenges with EV battery shift Scott Keogh, chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, said the move to EVs is the single biggest "industrial transformation in America." Reuters | June 16, 2022 | 2:05 pm
Workers at Codelco say strike imminent if investment demands not met The workers have complained about a lack of investment at the mining firm's troubled Ventanas smelter. Reuters | June 16, 2022 | 10:34 am
In a Greek coal mine, stocks build up ahead of peak summer demand The country is pushing back plans to retire some coal-fired plants and has announced that coal mining will be ramped up by 50% this and next year. Reuters | June 16, 2022 | 8:55 am
Mexico union strikes at ArcelorMittal plant over profit sharing Union said the company was refusing to share 10% of profits from the 2021 fiscal year among over 3,500 direct employees. Reuters | June 16, 2022 | 7:34 am
Top producer Russia thwarts move to redefine ‘conflict diamonds’ The rift in the Kimberley Process, which certifies rough diamond exports, risks paralyzing the body which makes decisions by consensus. Reuters | June 16, 2022 | 5:19 am
Bolivia again delays announcement on lithium mining tie-ups Meanwhile, none of the short-listed firms have exploited lithium at a commercial scale before. Reuters | June 15, 2022 | 4:23 pm