The bill, to be voted in Congress, could hinder construction of large mining projects or imply higher costs to meet regulations.

Federal court ruling cancels an advanced pricing agreement, governing the tax First Majestic paid on silver sales between 2010-2014.

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible. It will be nice.”

The copper-gold project in Brazil spans five different municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso.

Referendums to ban large and medium scale projects can only be about future mining rights and won’t be retroactively applied to concessions granted prior to public vote, top court has ruled.

Its San José mine in Argentina is slated to reach full production in the fourth quarter.

Among expected announcements may be a cobalt-free battery, which will need higher quantities of less costly metals such as nickel and manganese.