Argentina optimistic on projects led by Canadian miners

Fabio Schvartsman is pursuing a disciplined approach, keeping tens of millions of tons in the ground each year to prevent another painful glut.

Southern Copper’s Manager of Technical Services said that the company has been able to knock down previous resistance from local communities.

The glacier inventory is now the most authoritative document indicating where the no-go zones are for mining.

There is an emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium.

SQM shares plunge after Tanqi Lithium acquisition seems to indicate cooling fervour for lithium assets.

Geopolitics has taken over the oil market, driving oil prices up to three-year highs.

The Asian firm has bought a 24% stake in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), one of the world’s biggest lithium producers.

Quellaveco is one of the world’s largest untapped copper orebodies and Anglo’s board is set to decide later in the year whether or not to green-light development of the $5.5bn mine.

Commercial production is expected in the second quarter of the year.