Vale ex-president could escape Brumadinho homicide charges
Fábio Schvartsman claims no connection to dam breach.
South America
Fortuna Silver takes US$90.6M charge on Mexican mine closure
After more than a decade in operations, Fortuna Silver (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) will cease activities at its San José mine in Mexico later this year, earlier than the previously…
Ganfeng buys 15% slice of Lithium Argentina’s Pastos Grandes
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC; NYSE: LAAC), the recent spinout of Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC), says it is selling 15% of its Pastos Grandes project in Argentina to a…
SolGold to invest US$3.2B in Cascabel under deal signed with Ecuador
Shares in Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG; TSX: SOLG) shot up more than 23% on Wednesday after the company committed to invest US$3.2 billion in its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project and…
Lithium Chile farms out four properties to Eramet
Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH; US-OTC: LTMCF) is looking to leverage the expertise of French mining group Eramet to help unlock the potential of four of its Chilean exploration properties. As…
Ecuador inks investment agreements with Adventus, Atico
Ecuador has inked investment agreements to support the development of two gold mining projects held by Canadian companies: Adventus Mining‘s (TSXV: ADZN) Condor, and Atico Mining‘s (TSXV: ATY; US-OTC: ATCMF)…
Hochschild Mining to expand in Brazil with gold project option
Precious metals producer Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) plans to expand its presence in Brazil through an option deal with Cerrado Gold (TSXV: CERT; US-OTC: CRDO.F) to acquire the Monte Do Carmo…
JV Article: Argentina Lithium targets first resource by September
Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSX-V: LIT; US-OTC: LILIF), backed by Chrysler automaker Stellantis, says it’s drilling the Rincon West lithium brine project, located beside a Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
Solaris strikes deal with Ecuadorian Indigenous organization as others lodge complaint with BCSC
Vancouver-based Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS) announced a trilateral cooperation agreement with the Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers (FICSH) and Ecuador’s Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. FICSH is the highest authority…
Macquarie flags nickel deficit as Indonesian permit delays drag growth
The global nickel market risks a surprise deficit this year amid slowing processing timelines for new Indonesian nickel mine permits, the Macquarie Group said in a report Thursday. This bottleneck…
Mapped: China’s lithium investments in the Americas
Moves by China in the critical mineral space continue to make headlines worldwide, mirroring significant investments in lithium projects by China’s state-owned companies across the Americas. The Northern Miner took…
Lavras Gold upbeat despite ‘sell the news’ share selloff
Lavras Gold (TSXV: LGC; US-OTC: LGCFF), an exploration stock that ran up a blistering 600% last August and September, lost some of its heat today on new results from the…