The Caribbean country has set up a special senate committee to investigate how best to commercialize and develop potential lithium resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2022 | 9:19 am

China’s steel mills are sounding the alarm over crisis conditions in the industry as margins plunge due to weak demand.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2022 | 8:44 am

$3.8 million investment supports women and families in Northern Chile where Teck is building its QB2 project.

Staff Writer | July 8, 2022 | 6:34 am

BHP loses appeal to multibillion lawsuit over Samarco disaster

The lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over the deadly dam failure in 2015 alleges the miner ignored safety warnings.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2022 | 3:44 am

Codelco to start construction on desalination plant this year

Long-delayed $1 billion plant to supply its largest operations in northern Chile.

Reuters | July 7, 2022 | 2:04 pm

According to Instituto Escolhas, there has been a seven-fold rise in deforestation caused by mining in the Amazon over the last seven years.

Bruno Venditti | July 7, 2022 | 11:06 am

Sigma's Brazilian unit expects to start producing lithium by the end of the year.

Reuters | July 7, 2022 | 8:22 am

Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and changes to laws have deepened risks across Latin America, index shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2022 | 3:40 am

The Las Bambas mine was paralyzed from the second half of April to early June.

Reuters | July 6, 2022 | 11:18 am