Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study

Certain features of the tailings dam at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brumadinho may have been the cause of the accident that killed 270 people.

Staff Writer | January 17, 2024 | 5:05 am

Teck misses copper, zinc guidance for 2023, coal production higher

Annual production was impacted by challenges across operations through the year.

Staff Writer | January 16, 2024 | 5:01 pm

Lundin Mining sees record copper production in 2023

Its 2023 output was at the guidance midpoint or above for all metals produced.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2024 | 10:27 am

Marimaca stock up on new drill results at copper project in Antofagasta region

Since its discovery in 2016, Marimaca has more than doubled the deposit’s resource.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2024 | 9:18 am

Cochilco raises 2024 copper price projection to $3.85/lb

Cochilco said it was raising the estimate due to "factors like the normalization of monetary policy in the United States."

Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 9:10 am

SQM resumes Chile lithium operations after roadblocks lifted

The final blockades that had restricted the movement of workers and supplies for almost a week were cleared on Sunday.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2024 | 7:14 am

India’s state-owned KABIL signs $24 million lithium exploration deal in Argentina

India has been pursuing overseas pacts to secure key minerals in resource-rich countries such as Australia, Argentina and Chile.

Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 6:47 am

International organizations pen letter, report supporting Salvadoran anti-mining activists

Five men arrested last year played a central role in the events that led the Salvadoran government to pass the first-ever national prohibition on metals mining in 2017.

Staff Writer | January 14, 2024 | 1:43 pm

BYD in talks with Brazil’s Sigma Lithium on supply deal

BYD said in July it would invest 3 billion reais ($600 million) in a new industrial complex in northeastern Brazil.

Reuters | January 14, 2024 | 12:09 pm

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Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry

SQM reaches supply deal with Hyundai, Kia

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