Chile is set to open an exploration tender for around 400,000 tonnes of lithium as it looks to boost its flatlining production levels for the valuable battery metal. The South American nation holds the world’s largest known lithium reserves and was a global leader in production...
Mexico has risen several places on global risk and consultancy firm Verisk Maplecroft’s latest Resource Nationalism Index (RNI), with Latin American nations continuing to seek more control over their mining energy revenues, according to the research. Venezuela continues to top the list, while Argentina has been...
A new Fitch Solutions report has forecasted global copper mine production increasing by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-29, with total output rising from 21.5 million tonnes (Mt) to 27.8 Mt in this time. According to the report, copper production will increase by 6.9%...
Chile’s Codelco has released an ambitious set of sustainability plans for its operations and projects, which includes goals to cut carbon emissions by 70% and reduce inland water consumption by 60% by 2030. The plan, centred around five key areas, aims to reduce around three quarters...
BHP is set to pay a total of US$840 million for an early end to energy contracts at its Escondida and Spence copper mines in Northern Chile, which are currently supplied by a coal-fired thermoelectric plant. Local power company AES Gener — a unit of AES...
BHP has announced that it will supply all of its copper mines in Chile with renewable energy from 2021 after signing four new contracts with Chilean utility companies. The renewable energy deals will cut energy costs by an estimated 20% at the mining giant’s Escondida and...
A new report from GlobalData has forecasted that non-hydro renewable energy will make up at least 50% of Chile’s power generation base by 2030. The report, titled Chile Power Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2019, found that the share of non-hydro renewable power in Chile reached...
Chile’s state copper commission Cochilco has revealed it expects the national mining industry to attract a total of US$65.75 billion in investment over the next 10 years. The projected investment sum will encompass 44 operations, with Cochilco referencing two new lithium mining projects, three copper and...
Australia is officially the largest producer of lithium in the world after overtaking Chile’s total output in 2017, according to data from United States Geological Survey (USGS). Australia produced 18,700 tonnes of lithium last year, most of which was sourced within the nation’s hard rock lithium...
Cerro Dominador, a Chilean company owned by investment funds managed by EIG Global Energy Partners, has signed a finance agreement for its Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in the Atacama Desert. The US$758 million deal will allow the company to finalise the construction of the first...