Chile currency plunge, inflation rattle Latin America’s copper kingThe Chilean peso has plummeted more than 15% over the last month.Reuters | July 11, 2022 | 8:07 am
Ganfeng Lithium to buy Argentina-focused Lithea for $962 millionPrivately owned Lithea owns rights to two lithium salt lakes…Reuters | July 11, 2022 | 7:33 am
Court admits class action against Bolivian authorities accused of allowing illegal mining at national parkTwo ministers, the directors of two national agencies and a…Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 10, 2022 | 1:23 pm
Workers at Lundin’s Candelaria mine in Chile accept new agreement The Candelaria AOS Union accepted the last formal offer but the smaller Candelaria Mine Workers Union did not. Reuters | November 22, 2020 | 9:49 am
Union at Antofagasta’s Centinela preparing to vote for strike Union chief says contract offer will likely be rejected. Reuters | November 20, 2020 | 12:10 pm
Copper price soars to highest since 2014 on vaccine hopes As coronavirus infections surge worldwide, fears of further near-term supply disruptions are also fueling gains. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 20, 2020 | 12:07 pm
Biden easing up on Cuba would boost Canadian miner, CEO says Sherritt was pushed to the brink during Trump’s tenure; its market value sunk to a record $22.8 million in March. Bloomberg News | November 20, 2020 | 8:16 am
Sierra Metals stock up on Yauricocha PEA Early-stage study on an expansion of the mine in Peru suggests a throughput increase to 5,500 t/d, up from 3,150 t/d currently. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2020 | 10:03 am
SQM pulls trigger on lithium growth in volume-over-price bet Company is moving ahead with plans to more than double capacity in a bet that accelerating electric-vehicle demand will tighten a currently oversupplied market for the battery metal. Bloomberg News | November 19, 2020 | 8:32 am
EV Metal Index rockets to record high on cobalt, nickel price, use Booming global electric car sales and growth in battery capacity lift MINING.COM EV Metal Index to monthly record and wipe out 2020 pandemic losses. Frik Els | November 18, 2020 | 3:29 pm
World’s no. 2 copper producer hits the hard part of its recovery Peru bounced back from hard lockdowns to post double-digit output growth mid year, but the next stage of its recovery is proving slower. Bloomberg News | November 18, 2020 | 1:56 pm
Brazilian state affected by Vale dam burst rejects $4bn offer Minas Gerais’ Secretary General said the state opposed both the amount and some of the terms offered by Vale. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2020 | 5:57 am