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Hochschild Mining grows Brazil portfolio with Monte Do Carmo project

Hochschild already has an operating gold mine in Brazil, Mara Rosa, which reached commercial production in May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 30, 2024 | 4:28 am

Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie

The report shows the world needs to invest $78 trillion…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2024 | 6:47 am

Vale, Jinnan invest $627m in iron ore plant in Oman

Facility in the port city of Sohar will process 18…

Staff Writer | October 28, 2024 | 10:05 am

Aura Minerals to acquire Bluestone Resources for $74 million

As part of the deal, Aura will obtain a 100%…

Staff Writer | October 28, 2024 | 9:37 am

Atlas Lithium soars on Neves permit in Brazil

Once operational, annual lithium production at Neves is projected to…

Staff Writer | October 28, 2024 | 8:13 am

Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals

India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium.

Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 7:01 am

Rinehart to buy stake in Titan Minerals’ Ecuadorian copper project

It will pay $120 million for an 80% stake in its Linderos copper project in Ecuador.

Reuters | September 17, 2024 | 5:15 pm

Global green mining market to reach $16.9 billion by 2029 — report

Factors contributing to the projected growth include growing environmental legislation and regulatory pressures, BCC Research says.

Staff Writer | September 17, 2024 | 2:47 pm

Argentina’s economic crisis thwarts bid to go nuclear with lithium bounty

For decades, the nation’s world-renowned atomic researchers have toiled on projects in Buenos Aires and Bariloche in Patagonia.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2024 | 9:35 am

Brazil confirms potential $18 billion deal with miners involved in deadly dam disaster

The collapse of the dam at a Samarco iron ore mine near the city of Mariana killed 19 people.

Reuters | September 17, 2024 | 7:34 am

BHP warns AI boom would worsen copper shortage

Growth of data centres and AI could boost copper demand by 3.4 million tonnes a year by 2050, CFO Vandita Pant said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2024 | 7:17 am

Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion

The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru that can yield at least 50,000 tonnes of the red metal for 10 years or more.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2024 | 8:08 am

Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation

The Yanomami is South America's largest Indigenous group living in isolation.

Reuters | September 14, 2024 | 4:07 pm

Vale says routine check revealed cracks in dam, stability unchanged

In a securities filing, the company said the issue concerns the Forquilha III dam at the Fabrica iron ore mine.

Reuters | September 14, 2024 | 4:02 pm

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