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Michah Ho | September 18, 2020 | 10:06 am

Albemarle details efforts to boost its Chilean lithium output by 30%

The company described a process that evokes the industry standard…

Reuters | June 11, 2019 | 4:31 pm

Chile to push both private and public investment in lithium

The country produced 96,053 tonnes of the white metal, which…

Reuters | June 11, 2019 | 4:20 pm

Successful gold mining starts with orebody quality says Barrick’s Mark Bristow

If you start with a really underwhelming ore body, you’re…

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | June 11, 2019 | 11:19 am

Saving the earth with electric cars means wrecking a fragile desert

Extracting Atacama’s lithium means pumping large amounts of water and…

Bloomberg News | June 11, 2019 | 10:45 am

Sweden eyes Peru’s lithium

According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 7, 2019 | 6:50 am

Solgold stock sinks again on mooted Ecuador mining referendum

The Court is expected to deliver its verdict by June 24.

Amanda Stutt | June 6, 2019 | 10:32 am

Miner plans on flying Mexico gold to Canada to duck US tariffs

If push comes to shove, one of the world’s largest gold miners is prepared to do an end run around the U.S. should President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on Mexican goods bite.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2019 | 9:54 am

Codelco sweetens offer to avoid strike at Chuquicamata mine

The company's latest proposal includes a slightly higher signing bonus than previous offers, union officials said.

Reuters | June 6, 2019 | 9:02 am

Dalian iron ore falls on supply growth expectation

China's iron ore dipped on Thursday and marked its weakest weekly performance in nearly two months.

Reuters | June 6, 2019 | 7:09 am

First Quantum wants to operate Cobre Panama without ‘legal uncertainties’

Cobre Panama is the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in Panama’s history.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 6, 2019 | 6:57 am