Chile to invest $7 million in lithium and salt flats research

Funding for up to ten research projects, including topics such as new brine extraction methods, will be awarded in mid-2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2023 | 9:23 am

Sigma Lithium’s former co-CEO fired for trading in blackout period

Public data shows that Calvyn Gardner sold shares for about $13.3 million in January, ahead of Sigma's planned annual report.

Reuters | November 24, 2023 | 7:44 am

Panama’s top court to rule on First Quantum copper mine fate

The Supreme Court of Panama is expected to rule on several constitutional challenges to the contract signed by the Canadian miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2023 | 5:23 am

Collective’s Apollo porphyry drill program at Guayabales hits high grade

Collective says the team has extended the dimensions of the Apollo system's high-grade brecciated porphyry zone, indicating a more extensive mineralized footprint.

Henry Lazenby | November 23, 2023 | 4:06 pm

First Quantum suspends copper production in Panama amid blockade

The future of Cobre Panama faces uncertainty after widespread protests erupted last month.

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 10:13 am

Lake Resources expands Kachi lithium resource ahead of definitive study

The Kachi project ranks among the world’s top 10 brine resources.

Staff Writer | November 23, 2023 | 9:29 am

Column: Copper supply rethink as smelter treatment charges fall

The prospect of too many smelters chasing a finite amount of raw material is at the forefront of many Chinese producers' minds.

Reuters | November 23, 2023 | 9:01 am

Vale expands production capacity at Salobo copper mine

The $1.1 billion expansion plan is set to increase the mine's throughput capacity to 36 million tonnes per year by the final quarter of 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2023 | 8:53 am

Lithium price rout deepens with battery metal now down 75% this year

Chinese prices of lithium carbonate are down 20% so far this month.

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 6:56 am

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