Serra Verde enters commercial production in BrazilPela Ema is the first mine outside Asia to produce four critical magnetic rare earths.Staff Writer | January 11, 2024 | 9:09 am
Grupo Mexico weighs bid for First Quantum’s Spanish mineFirst Quantum initiated a process to sell its Las Cruces…Bloomberg News | January 11, 2024 | 8:52 am
American Lithium sees Peru project value triple to $5 billionThe Falchani project, located in southern Peru, is awaiting government…Reuters | January 10, 2024 | 9:42 am
Codelco loses environmental licence for Ecuador copper project A provincial appeals court has stripped Codelco of its environmental licence for the Llurimagua project. Bloomberg News | March 30, 2023 | 9:36 am
Nexa Resources resumes operations at Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Peru Nexa had halted operations at the zinc mine due to unusually heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers from Cyclone Yaku. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2023 | 5:53 am
Antamina mine life extension cost hiked to $2bn, CEO says Prolonging the productive life of Peru's largest copper mine will cost $4 billion more than planned. Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 4:15 am
Mexican president proposes tougher mining laws, shorter concessions The proposal would sharply reduce the length of mining concessions to 15 from 50 years. Reuters | March 29, 2023 | 11:16 am
Ero Copper adds 18% more gold reserves to Xavantina, extends mine life to 2028 The Xavantina operations are expected to achieve over 60,000 oz. of gold production beginning in 2024. Staff Writer | March 29, 2023 | 9:25 am
BHP Group seeks delay to Brazil dam court case BHP's lawyers said the 2024 trial should be delayed to allow Vale to participate. Reuters | March 29, 2023 | 7:33 am
Vale to pay $56 million over dam safety claims — SEC US securities regulators sued Vale SA last year. Reuters | March 28, 2023 | 5:14 pm
Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop. Frik Els | March 28, 2023 | 2:01 pm
Lundin Mining pays $950m for controlling stake in Caserones copper mine in Chile The Canadian miner is acquiring a 51% stake in the company that operates Caserones from Japan’s JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2023 | 3:45 am