The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark strategic partnership agreement including a $142 billion defense deal and memorandums on energy, mining, and tech cooperation. The pact aims to channel up to $1 trillion in Saudi investment into the U.S. economy under the broader Vision 2030 strategy.
Codelco and Rio Tinto are partnering to explore and develop the Nuevo Cobre district in Atacama, leveraging joint capabilities and focusing on sustainable regional growth.
Deep-sea mining offers a new source of critical minerals for green technologies, but threatens fragile marine ecosystems and faces regulatory uncertainty. Is the world ready to mine the ocean floor?
Argentina celebrates Mining Day with record exports and US$33B in projected investment. The industry calls for RIGI approval and infrastructure reform ahead of Arminera 2025.
Argentina is set to increase its lithium carbonate output to 131,800 tons in 2025, driven by new projects and expansions in Salta, Jujuy, and Catamarca.
China’s embassy in Chile refutes claims that BYD and Tsingshan have pulled out of lithium projects, reaffirming Chinese interest in Chile’s lithium strategy and bilateral cooperation.
The withdrawal of Chinese companies BYD and Tsingshan from Chilean lithium projects highlights serious bureaucratic and policy failures in the government’s lithium strategy, despite official efforts to downplay the setback.
Two major Chinese companies, BYD and Tsingshan, have pulled out of lithium industrialization projects in northern Chile, citing market shifts and bureaucratic delays.
The global mining industry has entered a transformative era in 2025, driven by the twin forces of resource scarcity and the green energy transition. From copper and lithium powering electric vehicles, to iron ore and coal still dominating industrial output in many regions, the world’s largest mining companies play a pivotal role in shaping the
Lundin Mining, in partnership with BHP, has announced a historic copper discovery at Argentina’s Filo del Sol project. Estimated to contain over 13 million tonnes of copper along with significant gold and silver, the find is one of the most important in South America in decades.