Global exploration snapshot: Eight projects to watch
From Alaska to South America, junior exploration companies are hunting for base metals, uranium and precious metals to power our future. Here’s an overview of…
South America
Adventus buys Beaty-backed Luminex for Ecuador focus
Canadian junior Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) is acquiring cohort Luminex Resources (TSX-V: LR; US-OTC: LUMIF) in an all-stock deal to focus on copper…
Codelco to spend US$720M on Chuquicamata copper mine overhaul
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, plans to invest an additional US$720 million ($985.6 million) revamping its century-old Chuquicamata copper mine, in an effort…
National security-driven policy decisions to recast critical minerals space in 2024
While governments around the world are beginning to understand the strategic importance of critical minerals, miners may struggle in 2024 to position themselves to benefit…
Lower silver output in Peru, Mexico to drag down global production
Global mined silver production will fall 2% in 2023 to 820 million ounces from 2022 totals due to lower output from operations in top producing…
China’s controls on graphite exports ‘a loud wakeup call’ for the US, says Graphex CEO
China announced last month it will require export permits for some graphite products in another bid to control critical mineral supply in response to challenges over its global manufacturing…
Sigma Lithium shares jump as it posts first quarterly profit
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) reported on Wednesday its first profitable quarter since starting production at its Grota do Cirilo mine in Minas Gerais,…
JV Article: Torq sees double in the Chilean Andes
Torq Resources (TSXV: TORQ) could be on the cusp of discovering not one, but two major copper-gold systems right under the noses of leading mining…
JV Article: Automaker Stellantis takes 19.9% stake in Argentina Lithium subsidiary
Amsterdam-based carmaker Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), whose iconic brands include Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Fiat, Opel, Maserati, Peugeot, Jeep and Vauxhall, has invested US$90 million equivalent…
American Lithium eyes Peru production as court rules in its favour
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; NASDAQ: AMLI) said on Wednesday that Peru’s top court had confirmed its local subsidiary’s ownership of 32 out of 172 disputed…
Horizonte Minerals stock plummets over funding uncertainty for Brazil nickel project
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) has paused most construction activities at its Araguaia nickel project in Brazil as its cash resources dwindle and the…
Broken contract? Know your rights
Access to mineral resources is essential for a modern and sustainable economy. Recent global commitments to climate change and achieving a net zero carbon emission…