The mad scramble for copper

The following year, Mitsui Mining & Smelting offloaded its 0.97% stake in the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile to its parent company, Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co, Mining Technology said. As ...

Latin America's opportunity in critical minerals for the clean …

Latin America accounts for 40% of global production of copper, led by Chile (27%), Peru (10%) and Mexico (3%). The region's share of global reserves is largely similar to its share of production, although Mexico and Colombia have untapped potential.

Camino to partner with Japan's Nittetsu at Los …

The Mina Justa IOCG copper mine is located approximately 100 km north of Los Chapitos in southern Peru, and is noted as one of the world's newest large-scale copper producers behind Quellaveco ...

Not So "Green" Technology: The Complicated Legacy of Rare Earth Mining

For every ton of rare earth produced, the mining process yields 13kg of dust, 9,600-12,000 cubic meters of waste gas, 75 cubic meters of wastewater, and one ton of radioactive residue. This stems from the fact that rare earth element ores have metals that, when mixed with leaching pond chemicals, contaminate air, water, and soil.

Huge Rare Earths Discovery is Gamechanger in Americas …

Additionally, the company's copper assets in Chile and Peru are major contributors to global copper supply. ... which is the only rare earth mining and processing site in North America. The mine ...

Aclara, VAC team up to boost rare earth magnets production

This asset covers a 6-sq.-km area hosting an ionic clay deposit rich in heavy rare earths, with measured and indicated resources totalling 27.5 million tonnes grading 2,292 parts per million total ...

Can Australia step up its rare earths game?

The A$840 million loan comes two years after another miner, Iluka, was given A$1.25bn to build a rare-earth refinery in Western Australia (WA). It also comes a year after Lynas, the world's biggest producer of rare earth metals outside China, received A$20m to develop a rare earths site at Mount Weld in WA.

14 Best Rare Earth Stocks and ETFs

In this article, we will take a look at the 14 best rare earth stocks and ETFs. To see more such companies, go directly to 5 Best Rare Earth Stocks and ETFs. Rare earth metals industry sees a lot ...

Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable energy …

The "excessive rare earth mining," the council wrote, led to landslides and clogged rivers. Faced with these mounting environmental disasters, as well as fears that it was depleting its rare ...

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru …

Mina Justa – held by Minsur joint venture – represents one of the world's newest copper mines, entering production in 2021 with a capital investment of approximately $1.6 billion.

Strong copper price reviving Peru's mining mojo, minister says

Goldman Sachs earlier in the day hiked its year-end price target to $12,000 per ton, from $10,000 previously.

Peru copper output up almost 7% despite social unrest

Copper output in Peru, the world's second largest producer after Chile, increased almost 7% to 2.3 million tonnes in 2021 despite several protests that paralyzed some of the country's key ...

Chile aims to have four new lithium projects running by 2026

Chile wants to have three or four new lithium projects operational by 2026, according to the nation's Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel. Last year, the South American country, the world's largest producer of copper and second-largest producer of lithium, launched its National Strategy for Lithium. Under the strategy, the National Lithium …

Hochschild Mining acquires Chilean rare earth deposit

Gold and silver producer Hochschild Mining has acquired the BioLantanidos ionic clay rare earth deposit in Chile for $56.3m.. Hochschild has previously invested $2.5m in the deposit, which features a high concentration of a series of rare earth elements used in magnets for electric cars and wind turbines.

Copper supply in 2022 – eyes on Chile, Peru, DRC

The copper price catapulted to a record high of $4.762 per pound ($10,476 a tonne) in 2021 as top consumer China staged an economic rebound and exchange inventories hit a 47-year low.

Aclara | Environmentally friendly rare earths

Aclara is positioned to become the sustainable rare earths supplier of choice for the clean energy revolution. Our patented Circular Mineral Harvesting process promotes the extraction of rare earths in a sustainable way.

Chile to boost rare earth mining

Normally, China is dominating the market, but because of the trade war it has prohibited the sale of rare earth elements to US companies, creating an opening for Chile's industry.

Chile Mining and Rare Earth Elements

Chile Mining and Rare Earth Elements. In the last decade, geochemical studies found that rare earth elements (REE) and other rare chemical elements present in tailings deposits, which are crucial for production of electric vehicles, batteries, and renewable energy systems.

Mining investments on the rise in Peru

Rare Earth; Coal; Uranium; Cobalt; ... the four companies were responsible for 42.7% of the mining investments in Peru in 2022. ... Peru is the world's second-largest copper producer after Chile

Hochschild to spin out Chilean rare earths project

Hochschild Mining said it would spin out and list its Chilean rare earth deposit, saying the business needed new capital to become a supplier to the clean energy industry.

Antofagasta opening exploration office in Peru by year-end

Helped by a sharp recovery in copper prices, the miner has been considering for months to grow its business beyond Chile, where it has majority stakes in four copper mines — Los Pelambres (60% ...

Chile may be China's next competitor in the rare earths …

Currently China continues to dominate the rare earth market, producing about 90% of the elements that are vital in the creation of a big variety of electronic technologies including lithium car ...

Ionic wins licence in Uganda for rare earth elements mining

These metal oxides can be extracted using rudimentary mining and processing methods. The project is said to have a current mineral resource estimate of 532 million tonnes at 640ppm total rare earth oxides (TREO), with a cut-off grade of 200ppm total rare earth oxides minus cerium (TREO-CeO₂).

BHP-Anglo American potential merger: It's all about copper

It would also boost its presence in the world's top copper producing countries, Chile and Peru, as with the acquisition of Anglo American, BHP would gain access to four of the world's largest ...

Chile's mining sector needs 34,000 professionals by 2032

The mining industry in Chile, the world's top copper producer and second-largest lithium producer, will need more than 34,000 new workers by 2032, according to a study released this week.

A Western Hemisphere Minerals Strategy for the Energy …

In California, MP Materials' Mountain Pass mine represents the only rare earth mining site in North America and the largest producer of REEs in the Western Hemisphere, constituting 15 percent of the world's production. Increased exploration, mining, and processing efforts at home not only contribute to U.S. mineral security but …

Aclara pivots permitting strategy at rare earth project in Chile

Located in the Bio-Bio region of Chile, the Penco module covers a 6-sq.-km area hosting an ionic clay deposit rich in heavy rare earths, with measured and indicated resources totalling 27.5 ...

Leading mining companies in Chile 2020

Leading mining companies in Chile 2020, by net sales; Peru: top mining companies 2020, by sales revenue ... Premium Statistic Brazil: rare earth production 2015-2024; Companies ...

Nexa Resources eyes expansion in Peru

In 2023, India became the second biggest buyer of Peru's gold and it should invest in new gold mining projects in the South American country. Reuters | August 24, 2024 | 4:02 pm Scramble for ...

Ecuador, Colombia and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies

Results from six drill holes released on Mar. 20 included a 14-metre interval of massive sulphide grading 3.13% copper, 0.79 gram gold per tonne, 4.02% zinc and 27.9 grams silver per tonne (4.4% ...

Chile indigenous communities suspend dialogue with SQM

The four largest indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama salt flat suspended dialogue with state-run copper giant Codelco and lithium miner SQM over expanding lithium mining in the flat, the ...

Peru mining chamber says tax hike proposal risks $50 billion investment

Peru's mining chamber lambasted on Monday a government proposal to raise taxes on the sector by at least 3 percentage points, saying it would put more than $50 billion in future investments at ...

Hochschild taps into rare earths with Chile …

Precious metals producer Hochschild Mining (LON: HOCH) has gone off script by acquiring a rare earths deposit in Chile for $56 million in cash as the market for those elements, used in electric...

Gold Fields eyes Chile expansion as new $1bn mine starts up

The Salares Norte project, which had been held back by Covid-19 and severe weather, is expected produce its first 1,000 ounces next month and 400,000-430,000 ounces in 2024, the Johannesburg-based ...

Aclara announces initial resource estimate for Brazil rare earth

The Carina module is estimated to contain 168 million tonnes of inferred material grading 1,510 ppm total rare earth ... rare earths project in Chile. ... mine in Peru produces 12% of the world's ...

Hot Chili unveils maiden resource at Frontera project, Chile

Australia-based Hot Chili has unveiled a maiden resource of 50.5 million tonnes (Mt), grading at 0.4% copper and 0.2g per tonne of gold at its Frontera project in Chile.

Rare-earth project in Chile increases investment to US$130 …

Linked to the Peruvian Hochschild group and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, it would be one of the few operations to extract rare-earth elements outside of China. The project to extract rare-earth elements in Penco has changed name, owners, strategy and scope.

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