October 18, 2023

Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination

Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.

October 18, 2023

Codelco to buy Lithium Power for $244 million

The acquisition would mark the Chilean copper giant's first foray into the lithium space, as part of the country's new public-private model for the sector.

October 18, 2023

The top 50 biggest stage.mining.companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

October 17, 2023

Vale Institute of Technology, ICMBio to execute genetic sequencing of plants and animals in Brazil

By the end of 2027, the GBB will produce 5,000 genomes of species from Brazilian biodiversity, with 80 species initially defined.

October 17, 2023

Vale’s iron ore output falls as operations failure hits key mine

The firm produced 86.2 million metric tons of iron ore between July and September.

October 17, 2023

Posco-backed group invests in lithium technology startup EnergyX

EnergyX is building a DLE demonstration plant in Argentina's Salta province, near Posco's Sal de Oro project.

October 17, 2023

Vale creates company to sell sand from iron ore tailings

The company wants to reduce the disposal of such materials in dams or piles following major disasters.

October 17, 2023

Newmont starts ramp-up at Peñasquito as strike ends

Return to normal operations at Mexico’s largest gold mine is expected to take several weeks, and Newmont vowed to update markets next week.

October 16, 2023

China’s lithium triangle inroads show US challenges in EV race

The lithium triangle of South America accounts for more than half of global resources.

October 16, 2023

Tsingshan plans $233 million lithium-related investment in Chile

Company to set up a plant to produce lithium iron phosphate, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said.