Teck flags costs surge at Chile Quebrada Blanca expansion
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Canada’s largest diversified miner, said this week that while construction of its massive Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) expansion…
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Adventus and Salazar release feasibility study for the Curipamba copper-gold project in Ecuador
Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) and its partner Salazar Resources (TSX: SRL; US-OTC: SRLZF) have released a feasibility study with updated mineral resources and…
Sibanye-Stillwater buys nickel-copper mines in Brazil for US$1 billion
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) is buying two nickel and copper miners in Brazil from private equity firm Appian Capital in a US$1 billion deal that boosts…
Colombian regulator shelves AngloGold’s permit request for Quebradona
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG; JSE: ANG) said today that Colombia’s environmental regulator or ANLA, its initials in Spanish, had shelved the permit application…
Lawmakers file impeachment proceedings against Chilean president
Earlier this month, lawmakers in Chile filed impeachment proceedings against President Sebastián Piñera after allegations surfaced in the Pandora Papers about a deal involving the…
President Pedro Castillo supports Bear Creek Mining’s Corani project in Peru
Shares of Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM; US-OTC: BCEKF) surged on news that Peru’s new president, Pedro Castillo, and representatives of local communities, support the…
Hochschild to spin off Chilean rare earths company
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) is spinning off its Chilean rare earth subsidiary Aclara Resources and plans to list it on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It…
Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 – report
The aggregate annual global exploration budget is expected to increase between 5% and 15% year over year for 2022, a new report by S&P Global…
Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals
Demand for ‘green energy’ metals like copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric…
South32 buys stake in KGHM Chilean mine for about US$1.55B
Australia’s South32 (LSE: S32; ASX: S32) has acquired almost half of the vast Sierra Gorda copper mine in northern Chile, majority-owned by Polish miner KGHM (WSE: KGH)…
Lake Resources partners with Lilac Solutions to develop Argentine lithium project
Australian lithium developer Lake Resources (US-OTC: LLKKF; ASX: LKW) is forming a partnership with California-based Lilac Solutions for technology and funding to develop its flagship…
Chile to open up 400,000 tonnes of lithium reserves for exploration
Chile will open a tender for the exploration and production of 400,000 tonnes of lithium in an effort to reclaim market share and meet growing demand for the metal used in electric vehicles and…