October 27, 2022 Eramet examining doubling of lithium capacity in Argentina The French mining group is aiming to start producing lithium in early 2024 at the Centenario deposit.
October 27, 2022 Anglo American Q3 production flat as copper’s drop offsets upbeat coal output Anglo American's quarterly output grew 16% from the previous three months led by the robust coal and diamond operations.
October 27, 2022 Opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining may lead to massive forest losses A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining projects would lead to massive losses of forest coverage.
October 26, 2022 Chile’s government, miners still clashing over mining royalty bill The president of Chile's National Mining Society argued that the government should consider promoting more mining production instead of increasing taxes, arguing this would make a greater contribution to the…
October 26, 2022 Hochschild makes new discovery at Pallancata The new area, called Royropata, is not in the current permitted area, but the company believes that the discovery “has the potential to secure the medium-term future of the Pallancata…
October 26, 2022 Mantoro hits high-grade at Golden Hill in Bolivia The first drill hole returned 4.69 metres of 5.15 g/t gold starting 171.5 metres downhole, including 2.2 metres of 9.38 g/t gold.
October 26, 2022 Chile amends mining royalty bill with flat 1% ad valorem rate Additional royalties would be assessed at rates fluctuating from 8% to 26% based on miners' operating margin.
October 25, 2022 Lundin Gold completes vent raise at Fruta del Norte mine The South vent raise has been under construction for the past three years.
October 25, 2022 Chile close to decision on raising mine royalties BHP and Antofagasta said a mining royalty bill in the country would affect competitiveness and encourage miners to reevaluate investments.
October 24, 2022 Responsible copper mining framework extended to nickel, zinc and molybdenum The Copper Mark extends its responsible mining assessment already covering a fifth of global copper production, to molybdenum, nickel and zinc with the launch of a pilot program.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm