Sigma makes first lithium shipment from Grota do Cirilo
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML) has shipped its first product from the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This Thursday, a ship is due to leave the Port of…
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Teck cuts copper guidance on lower output at QB2
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has revised down copper production targets for the year after its Quebrada Blanca 2 open-pit mine in northern Chile…
Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister
Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
Los Andes Copper signs US$20M royalty deal with Ecora Resources
Vancouver’s Los Andes Copper (TSXV: LA; US-OTC: LSANF) has signed a US$20-million royalty agreement with Ecora Resources (TSX: ECOR). The royalty includes a 0.25% net smelter royalty (NSR) on sales…
Colombia takes aim at ‘mining disorder’ with proposal limiting activity in vulnerable ecosystems
Colombia’s government made public a draft decree aimed at setting new criteria for establishing temporary natural reserves within the context of mining and environmental regulations. The decree, which can be…
Slowing global trade will make fighting climate change harder, says BHP exec
Mega-miner BHP takes a longer view than most. The Melbourne-based company, with copper, iron ore, coal and nickel mines in Australia and South America, looks at broad global trends that…
Bolivia looks to mineral wealth as gas era fades
Once hailed for its growth, Bolivia is facing an economic reckoning. The huge gas reserves on which the country has prospered for the last two decades are dwindling. Years of…
Austral Gold begins commissioning of Chilean heap reprocessing project
Austral Gold (TSXV: AGLD; ASX: AGD) has started commissioning its heap reprocessing project at the Guanaco-Amancaya mine complex in Antofagasta, Chile, with production is expected later this month. For the…
Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss among top picks for Codelco’s CEO job
Chile’s state-owned miner Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, is said to have narrowed down the list for the company’s potential new chief executive to about five candidates, including Antofagasta’s…
Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has noted a likely cost estimate and schedule review for its Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta Province, an emerging hub for…
TNM Drill Down: M3 Mining reports ‘spectacular’ gold hit at Edjudina
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining…
SolGold’s Cascabel copper mine licence renewed for 25 years
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) said on Monday it had been granted a 25-year licence renewal for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in the Andean country. The miner noted the renewal…