Mining
Chile considers changes to mining royalty bill
Chile has opened the door to further modifications to proposed tax increases on copper producers, which could ease concerns...
Goldman says lithium demand has fallen by less than half in China
Demand for lithium from China's automotive industry has fallen by less than half in...
World’s biggest steelmaker seeks closer ties with Vale’s competitor
China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steelmaker, is seeking closer ties with iron ore miner Rio Tinto, the main competitor of Vale, as...
Chile rejects Andes Iron’s Dominga mining project
Chile's Committee of Ministers on Wednesday (18) refused approval for Andes Iron's controversial US$2.5 billion Dominga copper and iron...
Sigma Lithium commissions the first lithium plant in Brazil
Sigma Lithium Corp. has started a lithium production facility at its Brazil project, a key step in kicking off...
Steel Barons: Who’s who in the Brazilian industry
Brazil is the ninth-largest steel producer in the world, with 14 manufacturing companies controlled...
Brazil can become a lithium production powerhouse, according to Sigma
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the easing of foreign lithium trade, Brazil can become a power in the production of the mineral at a time of high demand for the product due to the...
The closing of the Ventanas smelter marks a historic turn in Chile’s environmental policy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Gabriel Boric, who is approaching four months in office, took days ago what is probably the biggest political decision of his government: he ordered the closure of the Codelco...
Government of Chile hopes to define the model that the national lithium company will have, before the end of the year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean government hopes to have defined before the end of the year the model that a promised national...
Argentina prepares a big leap with lithium: Experts assure that it will pull the rug from under Chile’s feet
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina is -with only two projects in production- the fourth largest global producer of lithium, but it is preparing to take a "massive leap" thanks to the steady progress of...
Peru would enter a recession if copper falls
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If the price of copper falls below US$4 a pound, the Peruvian economy could slip into a recession. Copper futures in New York fell to US$4.16 a pound on Tuesday,...
Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"
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