American Lithium sees Peru project value triple to $5 billionThe Falchani project, located in southern Peru, is awaiting government approval of an early environmental permit study.Reuters | January 10, 2024 | 9:42 am
Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling dealsJunior producers have been particularly hard hit.Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 8:59 am
Lithium Chile awarded huge concession in Argentina’s Arizaro SalarAn environmental impact study will be filed for an exploration…Staff Writer | January 8, 2024 | 9:11 am
Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech DLE technologies are designed to extract the metal using filters, membranes, ceramic beads or other equipment. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:12 am
Sherritt reports death of worker in Cuba mine The company reported the death of an employee at the Moa Joint Venture mine. Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 7:04 am
Horizonte closer to beginning production at Brazil nickel project The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is on-schedule for production in Q1 2024, with over 50% of the construction finished. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2023 | 7:00 am
SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most profitable brine operation in Chile’s northern desert. Bloomberg News | April 24, 2023 | 4:31 am
Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025 Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025 based on the production of 200,000 annual tonnes of the battery metal. Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 11:56 am
Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of Cucunubá. Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 10:16 am
Lundin Mining CEO eyes Chile exploration, growth after big M&A bet The company is setting targets for its new Caserones mine and waiting to expand its existing Candelaria mine. Reuters | April 21, 2023 | 2:43 pm
Top stocks plummet after Chile brings lithium industry under state control Shares in the world’s top two lithium producers are tanking after Chile said their contracts will not be renewed and prices for the battery metal continue to fall. Frik Els | April 21, 2023 | 10:26 am
Mexico’s lawmakers approve overhaul of mining industry The reforms would require miners to give back at least 10% of profits to communities and disclose the impacts of their operations. Reuters | April 21, 2023 | 7:20 am