U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is asking the Biden administration to speed up the permitting process for mining projects, particularly those targeting critical metals such as lithium, cobalt,…
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said late on Tuesday he is open to discuss changes in the country’s tax law that would affect the mining sector as lawmakers are scheduled to…
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has halted its Atacocha San Gerardo open pit zinc mine in Peru due to a road blockade by a local community. The zinc producer, controlled by…
Japan’s Honda Motor and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution plan to invest US$4.4 billion to build a new battery production plant for electric vehicles in the U.S. The…
Colombian finance minister José Antonio Ocampo said the government has withdrawn a plan to introduce a 10% duty on gold exports included in the tax reform bill submitted by the…
A projected shortage of sulphuric acid could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security, according to a paper recently published in The Geographical Journal. Sulphuric acid is required…
A recent report by the Peruvian Institute of Economy states that the country’s mining sector has seen a ‘concerning’ decrease in private investments. According to the Institute, while the mining…
Chilean authorities say they can “confirm” the massive 36.5-metre diameter sinkhole which emerged on July 30 near Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN)’s Alcaparrosa copper mine is tied to mining “overexploitation”. Lundin’s Chilean unit…
Uranium producer Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s largest, has increased its 2024 production target by about 10% on the back of growing demand for nuclear energy amid global energy concerns, in…
Lumina Gold (TSX-V: LUM) has concluded its drilling program at the Cangrejos gold-copper project in Ecuador, delivering what are likely the penultimate batch of results before the conclusion on a…
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric and the chief executive of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Don Lindsay, met in the capital Santiago to discuss the Canadian miner’s projects…
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) has scored a small, but key win in the long-dragged permitting process for its Florence copper project in Arizona as the U.S….
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