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Japanese miners see Chile’s tax hikes deterring new investment

Lawmakers in Chile gave final approval in May for a long-awaited mining tax reform.

Reuters | June 5, 2023 | 7:34 am

Fortuna Silver reports worker death at Peru mine

The accident occurred during underground mining operations at the Caylloma…

Reuters | June 5, 2023 | 7:31 am

Panamanian activists to protest against approval of Orla Mining’s EIA for Cerro Quema project

Environmental and religious groups announced a protest action for Monday…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 4, 2023 | 11:33 am

Mine collapse kills at least 12 in southern Venezuela

Flooding collapsed a gold mine in southern Venezuela, killing at…

Reuters | June 4, 2023 | 9:44 am

Dominican workers lift strike at Cerro de Maimón mine

Cerro de Maimón is operated by the Dominican Mining Corporation,…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 4, 2023 | 8:36 am

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Thirsty copper mines turn to sea as Chile water debate rages

While mines in the top copper nation are seeking ways to use less water, there’s only so much they can do.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 11:16 am

Negotiations over Cobre Panama mine contract near end

The country aims to obtain more in royalty payments from the Canadian miner and improve environmental conditions at the giant copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2022 | 10:13 am

Peru is winning over miners with soft hand on conflicts, PM says

The new strategy of respecting the right to protest while brokering lasting agreements may take longer, but it’s starting to bear fruit, Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez said in an interview late Tuesday.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 9:31 am

BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures

The company is modifying operations while it awaits the results of its appeal to an order to stop drawing water from the Lagunillas aquifer for 90 days.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2022 | 3:53 am

Chile lawmakers ask courts to stop bidding on lithium mining contracts

President-elect Gabriel Boric has said Chile should not repeat its "historic mistake" of privatizing resources such as lithium, a vital ingredient of electric car batteries.

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 2:35 pm

Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task

Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the clean energy transition.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2022 | 12:53 pm

Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida

Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell by 11.6% year-on-year to 80,300 tonnes in November. In 2021 through November, the mine recorded a 14.5% drop.

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 8:58 am

Ecuador court revokes Cornerstone Capital’s exploration permit

The country's Constitutional Court upheld a lower court ruling cancelling the environmental permit for the Rio Magdalena project, which covers most of the Los Cedros natural reserve.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2022 | 3:58 am

Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners

Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty -- and highly profitable -- assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as the world grapples to decarbonize.

Bloomberg News | January 3, 2022 | 12:50 pm

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