Chile helps Dominican Republic identify lithium deposits
Chilean experts from the mining ministry and the geology service Sernageomin met members of the Dominican Republic’s senate this week to outline terms of a…
South America
BHP loses appeal to multibillion lawsuit over Samarco disaster
BHP (ASX: BHP) said on Friday it had lost an appeal in a London court seeking to block an over £5 billion (US$6 billion-plus) lawsuit…
Political changes boost risk for miners in Latin America
Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and changes to laws have deepened risks across Latin America, index shows.
Canada’s Top Ten base metals and uranium companies
The green energy revolution is driving unprecedented demand for sustainable sources of base metals and uranium which is increasingly seen as an acceptable form of…
Canada’s Top Ten miners by market cap
Canada contains vast mineral resources and is considered a tier one mining jurisdiction with a skilled workforce and robust regulatory environment. Canadian mining companies are…
Kinross to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results
Canada’s Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) expects to declare an initial mineral resource for its recently acquired Great Bear gold project in Red Lake,…
USGS deploys satellite imagery in the global fight against illegal mining
The USGS has deployed its scientific capabilities and high-tech tools in the global fight against illegal mining. The organization’s scientists are playing a leading role…
Teck tests carbon capture use and storage in British Columbia
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has set a carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) pilot project at its metallurgical complex in southern British…
Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies exploring for the red metal
Copper is essential for the global shift towards decarbonization. However, declining ore quality, mine closures, and the absence of additional investment in new copper supplies…
Chile copper workers begin nationwide strike over smelter closure
Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco, the world’s largest, was hit on Wednesday by a nationwide strike against the miner’s decision to close permanently an allegedly polluting…
JV Article: Argentina Lithium & Energy aims to make new lithium brine discovery at Rincon West in Argentina
Canadian explorer Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSXV: LIT; US-OTC: PNXLF) aims to advance new sources of high-quality lithium in Argentina to meet the growing demand for clean…
Peruvian government to extend tax refund benefit to mining, oil exploration
During a presentation at the 2022 PDAC conference in Toronto, the Peruvian minister of economy and finance, Óscar Graham, announced that his government will extend…