Latin America Top Stories

China may extend state iron ore buying strategy to lithium

If successful in iron ore, the mandate of China's new centralised state buyer could be extended to lithium, copper and bauxite.

Frik Els | December 13, 2022 | 10:37 am

Peru copper mines face transport delays as protests spread

Cerro Verde, near the southwestern city of Arequipa, is experiencing…

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2022 | 9:53 am

Nutrien expects normal fertilizer prices in 2023

After a year of price volatility for agricultural inputs, 2023…

Reuters | December 13, 2022 | 7:49 am

Colombia signs agreement to establish a national mining company

The national mining company will buy gold from small-scale miners…

Reuters | December 13, 2022 | 6:59 am

BHP accused of delaying $6 billion-plus Brazil dam case

BHP Group accused of trying to "forever put off" the…

Reuters | December 13, 2022 | 6:53 am

Marimaca extends strike length of Cindy target, shares down

The Cindy target offers potential to add to the company's leachable resource base and extend mine life.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 14, 2021 | 11:30 am

Top 10 Canadian base metal and uranium explorers and developers

Demand for greener energy has put companies with uranium and base metal projects under the spotlight.

Northern Miner Staff | July 13, 2021 | 3:12 pm

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.

Frik Els | July 13, 2021 | 1:47 pm

Brazilian aluminum producer CBA prices IPO at 11.20 reais per share

The IPO is valued CBA at 6.7 billion reais ($1.3 billion).

Reuters | July 13, 2021 | 1:41 pm

BHP’s Cerro Colorado must start from scratch on environmental plan

The court said the initial environmental approvals had failed to "correctly evaluate" the risk of air pollution generated by the project.

Reuters | July 13, 2021 | 11:06 am

Vale has decommissioned Fernandinho dam

Work is part of a program to decomission dams that used similar structures to the one in Brumadinho, a dam that burst in 2019 and killed over 200.

Reuters | July 13, 2021 | 7:44 am

Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte mine production exceeds expectations

The mine, Ecuador's largest, delivered 108,799 ounces of gold in the three months to June 30, up from 104,137 ounces in the previous quarter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 3:45 am

Vale says value of Samarco settlement not open to renegotiation

The lead prosecutor had declined to say how much more they were looking for, but referenced a benchmark of 155 billion reais.

Reuters | July 12, 2021 | 9:13 am

Brazil prosecutors seek final settlement over Samarco dam disaster

Prosecutors felt a previous agreement - in which the companies agreed to pay around 20 billion reais ($3.80 billion)- had not been effective enough.

Reuters | July 9, 2021 | 2:56 pm

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