Los Pelambres expansion to cost Antofagasta $900m more than planned

The ongoing project at Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile will cost $2.2bn, up from last year's estimate of $1.7bn and a 70% jump from the original $1.3bn figure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2022 | 6:00 am

MOBI Latam, EnergyX aim to create Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

Bolivia has 9 million tonnes of identified lithium resources buried beneath its salt flats, yet the country has had barely any production of lithium chemicals.

Staff Writer | April 20, 2022 | 12:24 pm

Fifth of Peru copper mining goes offline with more shutdowns likely

“The nationalization of strategic resources is the cornerstone of a country’s development.”

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2022 | 10:06 am

Usiminas posts weather-hit income

Usiminas' iron ore sales fell 38% from the previous quarter and 17% year on year to 1.6 million tonnes.

Reuters | April 20, 2022 | 7:41 am

Vale starts work on eliminating another upstream dam

The new effort will focus on eliminating a dike from its Barragem 5 dam at the Aguas Claras mine, located in the Minas Gerais city of Nova Lima.

Reuters | April 20, 2022 | 7:24 am

SolGold’s Cascabel could be “top 20” mine in South America

Long-delayed pre-feasibility study for the copper-gold project in Ecuador confirms Cascabel is "no ordinary mining asset."

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2022 | 5:56 am

Vale reports decrease in Q1 iron ore output

The miner sold 53.6 million tonnes of iron ore in the quarter, down 9.6% year-on-year.

Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 3:50 pm

Libero shares jump on lengthy copper intercepts from Mocoa project in Colombia

The company released partial assay results from its first diamond drill hole at the Mocoa porphyry copper deposit in Putumayo.

Staff Writer | April 19, 2022 | 8:51 am

Mexico’s lower house backs lithium nationalization plans

The proposed law, now in the hands of the Senate, bans all private participation in the exploration and mining of the battery metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2022 | 4:13 am

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