Latin America Top Stories

Codelco to cut copper sales to China next year

The Chilean mining giant will reduce shipments to customers under annual contracts for 2023 by around 10%, in line with the decline in its refined metal production.

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2022 | 12:18 pm

SolGold welcomes Jiangxi Copper as new investor

Jiangxi will own about 6.3% ‎of SolGold's ordinary share capital.

Staff Writer | November 23, 2022 | 9:26 am

Anglo American to meet almost half Los Bronces water needs from desalination plant

Anglo American will use 500 litres per second of desalinated…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2022 | 9:00 am

Camino confirms continuity of mineralization at new copper discovery in Peru; stock jumps

Solubility results from the new Lourdes zone compare favourably to…

Staff Writer | November 23, 2022 | 8:51 am

Site visit: Reunion Gold speeds up drilling at Oko West in Guyana en route to 2023 resource

Reunion has a history exploring the 400,000-sq.-km Guiana Shield in…

Alisha Hiyate | November 22, 2022 | 10:05 am

BHP, Spence workers to extend talks for two days – union

The union representing 1,100 workers at the mine in Chile's northern Atacama Desert said it hoped to reach agreement by the end of Thursday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 8, 2021 | 9:50 pm

Moody’s flags significant ESG risks to mining with new ratings

The ratings agency has released new ESG issuer profile and credit impact scores for the global metals and mining sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2021 | 8:03 am

Chile calls for debate on how to best tap the boom

In its current form, a royalty bill approved by the lower house last month would take company taxes well beyond the range of other major copper jurisdictions.

Bloomberg News | June 7, 2021 | 5:02 pm

ESG to assume center stage in lithium extraction – report

Government pressure and a rise in environmental, social and corporate governance investing will motivate firms to alter existing techniques, Fitch says.

MINING.com Editor | June 7, 2021 | 2:35 pm

Chile posts $1.314bn trade surplus in May, copper exports up 70% y/y

The value of copper shipments increased 70% year-on-year to $4.967 billion in May.

Reuters | June 7, 2021 | 9:03 am

Check this out: 21 years of Collahuasi mining in 21 seconds

Time-lapse of Collahuasi copper mining created using Landsat true colour images.

MINING.com Editor | June 6, 2021 | 12:57 pm

New Peruvian president to deal with dozens of mining-related conflicts

The Ombudsman Office reported that over 64% of the 191 social conflicts registered in recent months in Peru are linked to social and environmental concerns related to mining operations.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 6, 2021 | 12:54 pm

Peru’s presidential runoff result to decide mining trajectory

The results of a presidential runoff election in Peru Sunday will impact the future of the country's critical mining industry.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 6, 2021 | 11:46 am

Costa Rica wins arbitration case over open-pit gold mine

An international arbitration panel ruled Costa Rica does not owe Canadian miner Infinito Gold any compensation from a project cancellation 10 years ago.

Reuters | June 4, 2021 | 11:06 am

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