Latin America Top Stories

Glencore, Schneider Electric partner to decarbonize copper supply chains

S&P Global estimates that demand for copper will double by 2035, and warns the looming supply gap could short-circuit the green energy transition.

Staff Writer | September 25, 2024 | 12:59 pm

Tianqi to keep fighting for say in SQM lithium deal

Authorities in Chile have been pushing for the state to…

Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 8:02 am

Summit Minerals grows Brazil niobium project with strategic buy

Newly acquired tenement sits directly east and north of its…

Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 5:52 am

ArcelorMittal halts steel plant expansion in Brazil

Increasing steel imports, especially from China, are affecting local demand…

Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 4:41 am

Top miners’ reclamation obligations could surpass industry’s total debt by 2033

Environmental reclamation and site restoration costs for 24 major mining…

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 10:43 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

Lundin pitches BHP on joint bid for copper miner Filo

The move could solve fundraising needs for a neighboring project it wants to build.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 1:22 pm

BHP and Vale reach agreement over Mariana dam collapse proceedings in the UK

The miners will equally share the cost of any damages related to proceedings in Britain over the 2015 disaster.

Staff Writer | July 12, 2024 | 7:57 am

Chilean lithium to be eligible for US tax break

The IRA requires a certain percentage of the critical metals in the battery come from the US or a country with which it has a free trade agreement.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 2:38 pm

Global lithium sector eyes Argentina’s salt flats on tech test run

Eramet is being closely watched by competitors from the US to Chile that are also working to commercialize DLE.

Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 7:25 am

Codelco’s copper output edges up in May

Codelco produced 111,700 metric tons of copper in May, up a slight 0.7% from a year earlier.

Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 7:19 am

Nexa Resources in talks to sell Peru copper project

The Latin America-focused miner has confirmed ongoing negotiations linked to a possible sale of the $655 million Pukaqaqa project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2024 | 4:02 am

Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out

The world’s 50 biggest miners gained a combined $42 billion during Q2, but the ranks of lithium stocks in the top tier have halved as valuations plummet.

Frik Els | July 9, 2024 | 5:47 pm

Chile to open call for preferential pricing on Albemarle lithium in one month

In May, Chile gave Albemarle the ability to increase its lithium production by nearly 50%.

Reuters | July 9, 2024 | 2:30 pm

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