Latin America Top Stories

South32 misses output estimates, puts Colombia nickel unit under review

The miner on Monday posted a near 50% drop in second-quarter metallurgical coal output.

Reuters | January 21, 2024 | 3:46 pm

Mexican MP asks for prior consultation principle to be added to new Mining Law

Left-wing MP Mary Carmen Bernal presented an initiative before the…

Staff Writer | January 21, 2024 | 12:25 pm

Global inventory of world’s mines needed – researchers

Researchers say that about half of the world's mining impacts…

Staff Writer | January 21, 2024 | 8:34 am

Glencore’s Lomas Bayas transfers water rights to Chilean farming community

Minera Lomas Bayas in Chile transferred water rights on the…

Staff Writer | January 21, 2024 | 7:59 am

Lula pushes ally for Vale CEO as Brazil’s iron ore miner weighs succession

Political lobbying as much as boardroom maneuvering could determine who…

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2024 | 1:58 pm

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Antofagasta CEO sees global copper supply shortfall this year, volatile prices

Ivan Arriagada said fears of a global recession remain, but he expect a "soft landing" as long as Chinese demand held up.

Reuters | April 20, 2023 | 7:54 am

Sigma prepares first Brazil lithium shipment for LG Energy Solution

Sigma started production at the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine in the state of Minas Gerais earlier this week.

Reuters | April 20, 2023 | 7:17 am

Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study

Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams had fewer catfish species.

Staff Writer | April 20, 2023 | 6:12 am

Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan

The Japanese company said it will vote in favour of Teck's plan to create two separate companies next week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2023 | 3:44 am

Brazil’s mining sector reports $10.8bn revenue in Q1

The segment's exports totaled 78.5 million tonnes between January and March.

Reuters | April 19, 2023 | 10:48 am

Chile’s drought hits Antofagasta’s copper output in Q1

It produced 145,900 tonnes of copper in the period, down 25.4% from Q4 2022 on water shortages at Los Pelambres and lower grades at Centinela.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2023 | 6:43 am

BHP urges Chile gov’t to make further concessions on tax bill with $10bn at stake

The government has already made changes to the so-called royalty bill, bringing down the average effective tax rate to an estimated 46%.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2023 | 4:59 pm

Cangrejos PFS ranks it the 26th-largest global gold asset

Prefeasibility study on the project in southwest Ecuador substantially improves the economic metrics and positions it as a prime development candidate.

Henry Lazenby | April 18, 2023 | 3:14 pm

Vale’s first-quarter iron ore output grows 5.8%

The company produced 66.77 million tonnes of iron ore during the first three months of 2023.

Reuters | April 18, 2023 | 3:06 pm

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