Latin America Top Stories

Vale mulls briquette plants in Gulf of Mexico, Middle East

The company opened a new plant in Espirito Santo state, Brazil, with production capacity of 2 million metric tons per year.

Reuters | December 12, 2023 | 7:21 am

Solaris taps $80 million Orion financing to advance Warintza copper project in Ecuador

This financing package funds the advancement of Warintza through studies…

Colin McClelland | December 12, 2023 | 5:54 am

Peru copper output up nearly 2% in October as Antapaccay surges

Peru's copper output was hampered early this year by production…

Reuters | December 11, 2023 | 6:10 pm

The world’s copper supply is suddenly looking scarce

A forecast surplus of copper going into 2024 has suddenly…

Bloomberg News | December 11, 2023 | 10:55 am

Video: Braskem’s mine rupture in Brazil causing fear of collapse

A breach at a rock salt mine in Alagoas state,…

Staff Writer | December 11, 2023 | 9:05 am

Production halted in unit of Venezuela’s second-largest refinery

PDVSA has in recent months made efforts to increase its production but has failed to meet demand.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 7:56 am

Mexico seeking accord with lithium firm in Sonora state

Ganfeng has been developing a major lithium project in the northern border state of Sonora.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 7:51 am

Fresnillo raises 2023 gold outlook as grades, volumes improve

The group said it expects to record attributable gold output in the range of 590,000 to 640,000 ounces for the year.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 7:23 am

UK university, Bolivian government join forces to boost lithium industry

The initiative backs Bolivia’s ambition to provide 40% of the world’s supply of lithium by 2030.

Staff Writer | January 25, 2023 | 6:06 am

Vizsla Silver updates Panuco resource by 50%

The indicated mineral resource rose to 7.5 million tonnes grading 243 g/t silver, 2.12 g/t gold, 0.23% lead and 0.71% zinc.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 10:13 am

Vale, Tüv Süd and 16 individuals named defendants in Brumadinho disaster

Vale said last week that it plans to spend about $1.5 billion this year on repairs related to the disaster.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 10:13 am

Codelco produced less copper in 2022, chairman says

Chairman Maximo Pacheco said 77% of the reduction was due to problems with operations.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:43 am

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

Heavy metals are present in batteries, cosmetics, food and other things that are part of everyday life.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:30 am

Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland

The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.

Bloomberg News | January 23, 2023 | 12:36 pm

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