According to the projection made by Cochilco, Chile will increase its share of global copper production by 3.7% by 2034.
Collaboration advances the development of underground trolley system solutions for mine haulage fleet decarbonization
The project is 900 km north of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil’s Lithium Valley.
Trump had floated the possibility of trade tariffs of 60% or higher on Chinese exports and levies of 10% to 20% on all imports during the presidential campaign
La Libertad is one of the regions with the highest gold production in Peru, and according to official reports at least 40% of the supply comes from artisanal or informal miners.
Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and construction industries, has won a large order from BHP for autonomous surface mining equipment to be used at an iron ore mine in Australia.
Lundin is planning to update reserves and resources this quarter, while an initial resource estimate for the Bonza Sur project next to Fruta del Norte is expected in by the end of June
Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) paid by mining companies to smelters are expected to stay depressed throughout 2025 amid reduced supply, according to commodity analysis firm Fastmarkets.
Mosaic’s move comes as global potash prices have started to fall and supply levels return to those seen before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Denarius Metals (Cboe CA: DMET) (OTC: DNRSF) has received the go-ahead to begin mining operations at its Zancudo project in Colombia following approval of its environmental impact study (EIS) by the local environmental authority.
USA Rare Earth reached a major milestone this week with the successful production of the first batch of sintered permanent rare earth magnets at its new plant under development in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is seeking a permit to expand its Constancia copper mine in Peru’s Cusco region, including upgrades at the Pampacancha satellite pit.
Western nations have been ramping up efforts to bolster critical minerals to reduce reliance on China, the dominant supplier of many metals seen as critical to technology.
Codelco has embarked on an unprecedented spending program to overhaul its aging operations in Chile after decades of underinvestment.
The most active lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange in China stood at 77,420 yuan ($10,559.91) per ton on Wednesday, up by 0.4% week-on-week.
Equinox Gold’s commitment to sustained exploration and operational excellence positions Fazenda as a cornerstone of its growth strategy in Brazil.
The project in north-central Guyana hosts a resource of 64.6 million indicated tonnes grading 2.05 grams gold per tonne for 4.3 million oz. and 19.2 million inferred tonnes grading 2.59 grams gold for 1.6 million ounces.
Based on the current market, battery manufacturers can expect challenges securing the supply of several essential battery raw materials such as lithium, high-grade nickel, cobalt and manganese.
The Marimaca copper project is the Canadian company’s flagship project.
Sigma’s entire mineral concession package in Brazil currently contains 200 known pegmatites. To date, the company has delineated a proven and probable reserve base of 77 million tonnes at 1.4% lithium oxide, for 2.6 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.
Sierra Metals operates two copper mines: Yauricocha in Peru and Bolivar in Mexico.
The company has said it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Last week, Rio Tinto announced a $2.5 billion investment to develop its Rincon project, the company’s first commercial-scale brine lithium mine in Argentina’s lithium-rich triangle.
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024 Fall Economic Statement.
Zijin Mining bought Neo Lithium and its Tres Quebradas project in Argentina for about $960 million in 2022.
The company currently owns a 2,000 tpd processing plant and an operating tailings dam with enough capacity for at least 2 years at maximum throughput.
The country is crushing its global competition in the transportation sector, too. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will make up about two-thirds of China’s passenger car sales by 2034 and that percentage grows to 89% if hybrid electric vehicles are included.
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