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SQM to acquire 80% interest in Revelo's copper projects in Chile

Revelo Resources (TSXV: RVL) and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE: SQM) signed this week an exploration option agreement under which the latter can acquire up to an 80% interest in Calvario and Mirador, two of Revelo's copper-focused projects in northern Chile .

News ID: 4350 Publish Date : 2019/04/12

Revitalizing its copper mines may not be sufficient to keep Chile at the fore

Codelco and other copper mining giants are set to plow billions of dollars into the revitalization of Chile 's mines, but that may not be enough to keep the country from losing ground to competitors elsewhere in the world.

News ID: 4323 Publish Date : 2019/04/11

Vancouver junior gold exec fined for false statements about Pascua Lama

The president and CEO of Vancouver-based Mountainstar Gold has been slapped with a C$150,000 penalty by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) for making “false or misleading statements” regarding the Pascua Lama gold deposit in Chile .

News ID: 4320 Publish Date : 2019/04/11

Anglo vows to quit Los Bronces $3B expansion if it affects nearby glaciers

Global miner Anglo American (LON: AAL) will abandon plans to expand its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile if any potential damage to the nearby glaciers and ground water is identified.

News ID: 4275 Publish Date : 2019/04/09

Chile 's Codelco copper output drops in 2018, profits plunge

Chile an state miner Codelco produced slightly less copper in 2018 than the year before, the company reported on Friday, as it continued to contend with declining ore grades and rising costs at its aging mines.

News ID: 4172 Publish Date : 2019/03/30

Antofagasta expects water agreement with BHP for Zaldivar mine

SANTIAGO – Chile 's Antofagasta expects to reach an agreement with miner BHP to help ensure water supply at its Zalidvar copper mine in the country's northern desert, a company official told a Chile an newspaper on Friday.

News ID: 4126 Publish Date : 2019/03/22

Codelco to kick off Chuquicamata underground by mid-year

Chile ’s Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, plans to kick off underground operations at its century-old Chquicamata mine by mid-year, chairman Juan Benavides said Wednesday

News ID: 3773 Publish Date : 2019/02/27

Anglo American lays off 180 workers at Chile copper mine

Global miner Anglo American laid off 180 workers at its flagship Los Bronces mine in central Chile , part of a plan to boost productivity at the deposit that has raised the ire of some of its unionized workers.

News ID: 3512 Publish Date : 2019/01/31

SQM just made it very difficult for Tianqi to access company secrets

Chile ’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world’s second largest producer of lithium, used in batteries that power electric cars and high tech devices, has taken measures to protect sensitive information from China’s Tianqi Lithium, which recently acquired almost a quarter of the company.

News ID: 3395 Publish Date : 2019/01/25

Chile 's mining development corporation has a new boss

Chile 's President Sebastián Piñera announced this week the appointment of Robert Mayne-Nicholls as the new Vice President of the National Mining Company, known for its initials in Spanish Enami.

News ID: 3348 Publish Date : 2019/01/21

Chile nuclear watchdog weighs probe into fraud over lithium exports – documents

Chile ’s nuclear watchdog CCHEN is considering an investigation into potential fraud after an audit found that the agency for decades failed to properly record exports of ultralight battery metal lithium, documents obtained by Reuters show.

News ID: 3307 Publish Date : 2019/01/17

Chile to delay arbitration with top lithium producer Albemarle

SANTIAGO – Chile will delay a previously announced arbitration with Albemarle Corp (ALB.N), the world’s top lithium producer, in anticipation that the US-based miner will make a new offer to bring it into compliance with a 2016 contract, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters.

News ID: 3105 Publish Date : 2018/12/29