JULY 2009

Exportaciones mineras de Carbonato de Litio se disparan en Chile
(13 de julio 2009) Todos los derechos reservados a Portal Minero.
http://www.portalminero.com/noti/noticias_ver_ch.php?codigo=6268&fecha=07
La demanda de litio ha aumentado entre 7 y 8 por ciento anual en los últimos 10 años, lo cual ha llevado a que el precio de litio incremente de US$ 1.760 por tonelada hasta US$6 mil. El Salar de Atacama contiene tres millones de toneladas de litio, de acuerdo al Geological Survey de E.E.U.U., lo que lo convierte en la segunda mayor reserva mundial.

Brazilian, Chinese and Venezuelan Metals Operations on Strike
(July 15, 2009) Copyright and all rights reserved to Mineweb.
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page59?oid=86270&sn=Detail
Strike fever has hit three metals operations in three nations in the Americas: Vale´s unionized maintenance and production employees at its Sudbury and Port Colborne nickel operations, workers at Venezuela's state-owned aluminum industry and miners from the subsidiary of China´s  state-run Shougang Group.

The world's largest pure silver producer, Mexico's Fresnillo, reports record silver production
(July 20, 2009) Copyright and all rights reserved to Mineweb.
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page32?oid=86470&sn=Detail
Fresnillo reported a record silver production of 18,805,000 million ounces during the first half of 2008 and a record quarterly silver production of 9.6 million during the second quarter of 2008. The growth was attributed to an increase in ore milled at the Fresnillo mine due to more efficient maintenance, and higher ore grades at the Ciénega and Herradura mines.