April 21, 2022 Chile constitution drafters set for key debate on mining, environment This could reshape how the world's top copper producer regulates production of the red metal and minerals like lithium.
April 21, 2022 Copper price up as miners report sliding production Prices rose after a spate of production problems that threaten to cut supply, including a state of emergency in Peru.
April 21, 2022 State of emergency in Peru as protests hit copper output Government's measure comes as protests against mining companies have shut down 20% of Peru’s copper output.
April 21, 2022 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.
April 20, 2022 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.
April 20, 2022 Fifth of Peru copper mining goes offline with more shutdowns likely “The nationalization of strategic resources is the cornerstone of a country’s development.”
April 20, 2022 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.
April 20, 2022 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.
April 20, 2022 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."
April 19, 2022 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.
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
