News of copper

Giant lithium partnership created in Chile with Codelo-SQM deal

31-05-2024 18:37 Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco signed a deal Friday with SQM to nearly double the private mining firm’s current extraction of lithium.

MINING

Mendoza makes a play for copper in Argentina mining revival

31-05-2024 11:50 Mendoza Province is moving to spur exploration of its copper deposits long shunned by prospectors due to restrictions and red tape.

MINING & INDUSTRY

Copper frenzy draws mining giants to Argentina after Milei’s reforms

23-05-2024 00:01 Milei government tries to lure global mining heavyweights; President must convince companies that their projects are safe and lay down rules for doing business.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Power supplier Central Puerto eyes stake in McEwen’s copper project

06-05-2024 14:57 Central Puerto SA, Argentina’s biggest power supplier, is in talks to invest in Canadian miner McEwen Copper Inc’s Los Azules project.

Bloomberg

Canadian entrepreneur seeks US$100 million for Argentina copper mine

30-01-2024 19:11 Canadian entrepreneur Rob McEwen is in talks to raise about US$100 million for a copper project in Argentina.

MINING

Lundin weighs strategic partner for copper project in Argentina

29-03-2023 12:07 Lundin Mining Corp is in talks with prospective partners for a copper deposit in Argentina as the industry battles to meet demand for the wiring metal in the shift away from fossil fuels.

Copper boom?

Argentina’s copper rush lures top power generator Central Puerto

07-03-2023 11:11 One of Argentina’s biggest power producers is trying to get in on the nation’s copper boom as the rush for key metals in the global energy transition accelerates.

ENERGY

Stellantis buys into Argentina copper in race for battery metals

27-02-2023 14:21 Stellantis NV is buying into a firm run by mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen, potentially giving the automaker access to a giant copper deposit in Argentina as the race for metals used in electric vehicles heats up.

Bloomberg

Glencore’s new-mine taboo may finally end with Argentina copper

05-12-2022 13:29 Glencore Plc is moving closer to building a giant copper project in Argentina in a move that would reverse a long-held aversion to developing big new mines.