March 3, 2023 Panama president says First Quantum talks in ‘final stretch’ "There is only one point that is currently pending and we hope it will be resolved as soon as possible", he said.
March 1, 2023 Advance Lithium in joint venture talks with Mexico’s national lithium company Advance Lithium has a group of lithium and potassium salars/salt lakes in central Mexico.
March 1, 2023 Panama breakthrough adds to good news for global copper supplies The Cobre Panama mine accounts for about 1.5% of the world’s copper production.
February 28, 2023 Panama and First Quantum nearing agreement over copper mine There are only three issues left to be solved, with two of them being in the final stage of negotiations.
February 27, 2023 Decree adds to doubts about Mexican lithium industry’s future President Lopez Obrador recently established a more than 900-square-mile lithium mining zone in the Sonora state.
February 26, 2023 Bear Creek eyes 49% output increase from Mercedes gold mine this year The Mercedes mine is forecast to produce 65,000 to 75,000 ounces of gold for the year.
February 19, 2023 Mexico President orders ministry to step up lithium nationalization Studies suggest Mexico may have some 1.7 million tonnes of lithium.
February 15, 2023 Mexican president to sign over lithium reserves to energy ministry on Saturday The move has attracted skepticism as to whether Mexico can commercially extract its lithium.
February 14, 2023 Significant ‘advances’ made in Panama copper mine dispute – minister "I hope to resolve the remaining contention points soon," said Federico Alfaro, Panama's trade and industry chief.
February 10, 2023 Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties the Canadian miner should pay to the government.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
