After 103 years, Chile’s Codelco blasts at Chuquicamata pit for the last time Chuquicamata, the company’s second largest copper operation by size, is expected to transition to underground block cave mining by mid-2019. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2018 | 8:53 am
Mining exploration spending in Australia jumps to 5-year high Drilling at new projects up 57% as spending on gold exploration reaches 21-year high. Frik Els | September 7, 2018 | 2:27 pm
First Cobalt eliminates Iron Creek project royalty Welcome to Idaho. Michael McCrae | September 5, 2018 | 1:34 am
Lithium price plunge claims first victim Namibia's Desert Lion Energy ceases all operations as Chinese lithium prices plummet to three-year lows – down by half since the start of 2018. Frik Els | September 4, 2018 | 4:18 pm
Tesla’s cobalt-light batteries seen providing cost advantage Batteries made by the U.S. manufacturer and its Japanese partner, Panasonic Corp., require less cobalt, the metal whose price has shot up. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2018 | 10:34 am
Neo Lithium lining up partner for $490m Argentine venture The project, which straddles salt flats and lakes across 135 square miles near the Chilean border, is billed as having high concentrations of lithium. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2018 | 10:11 am
Mercedes unveils first Tesla rival in $12B attack Mercedes-Benz, the world’s largest maker of luxury cars, is rolling out its first in a series of battery-powered models. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2018 | 3:14 am
Northern Star raises funds to buy gold mine in Alaska The Australian miner was able to raise almost $1.3 million to help fund the acquisition of its first overseas asset. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 3, 2018 | 10:20 am
A glass half full or a glass half empty for lithium producers Metal bulletin reasearch’s forecast is for the lithium market to shift into a supply surplus this year and as such we have expected prices to fall. Fast Markets | September 1, 2018 | 3:16 pm