Mexican MP asks for prior consultation principle to be added to new Mining LawLeft-wing MP Mary Carmen Bernal presented an initiative before the Mexican Parliament to make prior consultation mandatory in the new Mining Law.Staff Writer | January 21, 2024 | 12:25 pm
Global inventory of world’s mines needed – researchersResearchers say that about half of the world's mining impacts…Staff Writer | January 21, 2024 | 8:34 am
Lula pushes ally for Vale CEO as Brazil’s iron ore miner weighs successionPolitical lobbying as much as boardroom maneuvering could determine who…Bloomberg News | January 20, 2024 | 1:58 pm
Lithium industry leads employment growth in Argentina’s mining sector Employment in Argentina’s lithium mining sector grew by 68% year-over-year. Staff Writer | May 14, 2023 | 2:47 am
Sonora police intervene to remove blockaders from Fresnillo’s La Herradura mine Police removed a number of blockades installed at different entry points of Fresnillo's La Herradura operation in northwestern Mexico. Staff Writer | May 13, 2023 | 12:55 pm
Lithium Americas’ breakup is really about China, executive says The company announced a plan in November to separate its Argentine and North American units into two separate entities. Bloomberg News | May 12, 2023 | 1:58 pm
Teck secures regulatory approval for Zafranal copper project The project in Peru is expected to produce an average of 133,000 tonnes of copper during its first 5 years of production. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2023 | 8:33 am
London court rejects BHP’s 14-month delay request to Brazil dam case The miner is being sued by 720,000 Brazilians over the 2015 collapse of the Fundao dam. Reuters | May 12, 2023 | 7:28 am
AngloGold to move primary listing, head office out of South Africa The miner is further distancing itself from the home country with plans to list in New York and make London its new headquarters. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2023 | 3:45 am
Brazil seeks investor-friendly approach to lithium in bid to tap EV boom The main focus for now is attracting investors to produce and export lithium concentrate from Brazil’s hard rock deposits. Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 12:07 pm
Albemarle aims to expand Chile lithium mine in 2028 with new technology Albemarle currently extracts the metal using mass evaporation ponds from brine taken from underground reservoirs. Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 10:36 am
American Lithium unit gets green light to explore new area in Peru The new exploration will allow the firm to expand its existing resources in the southern Puno region. Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 10:18 am