Li3 Energy: Strategic Acquisition For Maricunga Lithium Project
Lithium – Li3 Energy, Inc., (OTCBB:LIEG) has acquired 100% of SLM Cocina 19-27 de la Sierra Hoyada de Marcunga, a Chilean based company.
Articles Tagged "Chile"
Copper Makes Slight Gains as Chile Port Strike Hampers Supply
Copper – Amid dismal economic data out of Europe, copper made slight gains from an eight-month low as Chile’s port strike caused a supply squeeze.
POSCO’s Lithium Brine Processing Technology Could be a Game Changer
Lithium – If proven successful, POSCO’s new lithium extraction technology may further lower the cost of production at brine deposits, widening their economic advantage over hard-rock deposits.
Chilean Copper Production Climbs in February
Copper – Reuters reported that February copper production in Chile rose by 2.8 percent from a year earlier.
Port Strike in Northern Chile Delays Copper Shipments, Threatens Other Ports
Copper – Bloomberg reported that a port strike in Northern Chile is resulting in shipment delays.
Is the Steel Industry Calling a Buy on Vanadium?
Vanadium – Bullish news from Chinese manganese buyers may mean better times ahead for steel — and vanadium.
Striking Workers at Escondida End Protest
Copper – Mining Weekly reported that labour unrest from striking contract workers at Chile's Escondida mine has ended.
January Chilean Copper Output Jumps 8 Percent
Copper – Mining Weekly reported that Chilean copper output rose by 8 percent in January
Ecuador Looks to Sweeten Deal for Miners as Locals Promise Opposition
Copper – Codelco is the latest mining company poised to start operations in Ecuador. But even as President Rafael Correa prepares a more investment-friendly mining law, local communities and environmentalists are promising to put up a fight.
Cerro Grande Awaits Results of Orion 3D DCIP and MT Inversion Geophysical Study
Gold – Cerro Grande Mining Corp. (TSX:CEG,OTCQX:CEGMF) announced that Toronto's Quantec Geoscience is now in the final stage of interpretation of an Orion 3D Direct Current Induced Polarization (DCIP) and Magnetotelluric (MT) Inversion Geophysical study for the company's Chile-based Santa Cecilia property. The intent of the study is to provide Cerro Grande with "detailed magnetotelluric information and induced polarization data."
