Illegal workers arrested at Posco Argentina operationThe illegal workers had entered Argentina under tourist visas and started working for the mining company at the Güemes Industrial Park.Staff Writer | April 14, 2024 | 12:42 pm
Elder hurt in clash between Argentinian Indigenous community, police over mining projectRepresentatives from the Peñas Negras Indigenous community clashed with heavily…Staff Writer | April 14, 2024 | 5:35 am
SolGold reaches deal with Ecuador on Cascabel development, financingDeal clears up doubts about the project’s future, but it…Staff Writer | April 12, 2024 | 10:21 am
Codelco strikes early deal with Radomiro Tomic mine supervisors’ union Nearly 90% of union members voted to approve the agreement. Reuters | October 2, 2023 | 9:06 am
Venezuela, Jindal Steel to sign deal on iron ore mill Venezuela’s government and Jindal Steel have signed an agreement for the Indian company to run the country’s largest iron-ore-producing plant. Bloomberg News | September 30, 2023 | 11:23 pm
Argentina mulls charging lithium miners contribution to boost infrastructure The governors of the country's lithium-producing provinces are drawing up plans for lithium miners to make a "special contribution" so state coffers can benefit from extraordinary profits. Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 2:48 pm
Sigma Lithium questions reporting on Brazil mineral rights ‘injunction’ In Friday's public statement, Sigma reiterated its previous position that the injunction would not hurt its expansion. Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 12:05 pm
Argentina seeks to tax lithium boom to avoid region’s resource curse Provincial and federal officials want to tap the profits of lithium companies with an annual tax that would be put toward building infrastructure. Bloomberg News | September 29, 2023 | 10:53 am
Peru won’t force contested mining projects on communities Both the Tia Maria project and the Las Bambas copper mine have been heavily opposed by local communities. Bloomberg News | September 29, 2023 | 10:27 am
Supervisors at Escondida mine reject contract offer, strike possible The union says BHP is looking to reduce benefits and production bonuses while extending working hours. Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 10:11 am
CleanTech Lithium kicks off exploration at two new Chilean assets Initial sample results show a subsurface brine aquifer target in the Salar de Atacama basin and the presence of boron. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2023 | 3:44 am
Brazil mineral rights dispute casts shadow on Sigma Lithium expansion A Brazilian court injunction is halting the sale or mining of two plots of land where Sigma Lithium is planning open pits. Reuters | September 28, 2023 | 3:05 pm