Latin America Top Stories

New Pacific shifts focus to social issues after robust Silver Sand prefeasibility

New Pacific has entered discussions with illegal artisanal miners working its flagship Silver Sand silver project in Bolivia.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 26, 2024 | 2:15 pm

Codelco copper output falls behind target in May, document shows

The mining firm, which has yet to publicly release data…

Reuters | June 26, 2024 | 1:22 pm

Top four iron ore miners’ carbon emissions reduction promises

Rio Tinto's Vale's, BHP's and Fortescue's net zero targets.

Reuters | June 26, 2024 | 1:02 pm

Capstone produces first saleable copper concentrate at MVDP in Chile

The MVDP is expected to enable the mine to process…

Staff Writer | June 26, 2024 | 8:42 am

Vale sells $1 billion in return to global debt markets

Vale last tapped global markets in June of 2023, with…

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2024 | 6:56 am

Chile’s mining sector needs 34,000 new professionals by 2032 – report

Demand for human capital will increase by more than a third over the next nine years, compared to the figures in CCM-Eleva Alliance's previous report.

Staff Writer | February 4, 2024 | 5:00 am

Vale’s board advised to consider outside candidates in search for next CEO

The recommendation was part of a report submitted Friday to Vale’s board, which has been weighing whether to renew Bartolomeo’s term as CEO or start a worldwide recruitment process.

Bloomberg News | February 2, 2024 | 4:02 pm

Grupo Mexico profit down 19% on sliding metal prices

The firm produced 264,251 metric tons of copper over the quarter, down 2% from a year earlier.

Reuters | February 2, 2024 | 7:32 am

Hedge funds ramp up copper bets as supply shocks reverberate

Funds including Tribeca Investment Partners, Terra Capital and Anaconda Invest all say the supply dynamics support price increases in 2024.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2024 | 8:04 am

Brazil’s mining industry exports grew by 9.5% in 2023 – Ibram

The industry group said iron ore accounted for more than 70% of total exports.

Reuters | January 31, 2024 | 11:31 am

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new listing went ballistic.

Frik Els | January 31, 2024 | 8:31 am