Rio Tinto wants lithium assets, but not at current prices

Speaking after Rio’s annual general meeting, CEO Jakob Stausholm said he didn’t want to pay a high premium for lithium assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2023 | 4:43 am

Lithium Royalty backs Brazil mine in first investment since going public

Atlas Lithium is developing a hard-rock mine in southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a region known as Lithium Valley.

Andrew Willis - The Globe and Mail | May 3, 2023 | 12:35 pm

Will Ecuador’s illegal mining crackdown protect Indigenous people?

The government has identified illegal mining camps in 21 of the country's 24 provinces since 2000.

Reuters | May 3, 2023 | 7:51 am

Chile’s new lithium policy a boon for other producers

Uncertainty surrounding Chile's plans to bring its lithium industry under state control will send capital elsewhere, with Canada a likely beneficiary.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2023 | 7:09 am

Codelco profit hit by lower copper prices and sales

The world's largest copper producer posted a 73% drop in its pre-tax profit for the first three months of this year.

Reuters | May 2, 2023 | 3:20 pm

Atlas Lithium secures $20 million from royalty sale to expedite Neves project in Brazil

The company is selling a 3% gross overriding revenue (GOR) royalty to Lithium Royalty Corp.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2023 | 9:18 am

RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects

Nori Clarion-Clipperton polymetallic project, 4,000 metres deep in the northeastern Pacific Ocean holds top spot.

MINING.com Editor | May 1, 2023 | 2:23 pm

No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil

Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 30, 2023 | 12:05 pm

For the first time in 50 years, a woman will lead one of Codelco’s divisions

Claudia Cabrera Correa, an executive with 24 years of experience in the mining industry, becomes the first female general manager of the Gabriela Mistral division.

Staff Writer | April 30, 2023 | 6:52 am

First

Last

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

Millennial leader takes over broke and crime-wracked Ecuador

Codelco says making progress on key projects, following output hit

Fitch downgrades Codelco for first time in years

First Quantum plans maintenance for Panama copper mine amid protests

Create FREE account or log in

to receive MINING.COM digests