Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job

Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2023 | 5:45 am

Brazilian companies invest in blockchain to fight illegal gold mining

Between 2015 and 2020, Brazil traded 229 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality.

Bruno Venditti | July 19, 2023 | 12:04 pm

Brazil’s mining sector revenue grows 6% in first half of 2023

The country's mining exports in the first six months of the year reached 177.2 million metric tons.

Reuters | July 19, 2023 | 12:00 pm

Antofagasta cuts 2023 copper output forecast

The company lowered its full-year copper output forecast to 640,000-670,000 metric tons on persistent water shortages in Chile.

Reuters | July 19, 2023 | 8:00 am

Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project

Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 5:03 am

Vale grows iron ore output by 6%, sales lag

The firm produced 78.74 million metric tons of iron ore between April and June.

Reuters | July 18, 2023 | 2:57 pm

Kicking tires: It’s time to talk about mining’s overlooked ESG problem

There are millions of end-of-life tires buried or piled high at mines around the world. A unique Canada-Japan joint venture is tackling this problem head-on in the heart of global copper mining.

Frik Els | July 17, 2023 | 11:31 am

SolGold’s Cascabel copper project license renewed for 25 years

A PFS shows the Ecuador asset has the potential to become one of the 20 largest copper-gold mines in South America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 8:53 am

Rainbow, Mosaic partner on rare earths extraction in Brazil

They expect to produce a preliminary economic assessment of the opportunity to extract rare earths from from Mosaic’s phosphogypsum stack.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 5:33 am

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