SQM doubles down on lithium boom as peers go on the defensive

On the edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s biggest lithium refineries is about to get a lot bigger.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2024 | 4:28 pm

Miner plans to transfer to state-run copper producer Codelco its mining concessions and other rights in Chile's Maricunga salt flat.

Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 2:31 pm

The mine is the first to operate with desalinated water in an area of the country that has suffered a 15-year drought.

Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 12:58 pm

Jindal aims to export 600,000 metric tons of the raw material per month by the end of the year.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2024 | 8:17 am

Deadline to set terms on a partnership extended from the end of this month.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 2:05 pm

The Yumpag project was approved to mine 1,000 tonnes per day, allowing it to produce an estimated 6.5-7.2 million oz. of silver by 2024.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 8:55 am

The first production of eluate was completed in the past week, and it will be shipped to North America.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 7:53 am

Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January

The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 4:11 pm