Latin America Top Stories

How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

Transforming the metals and mining, building materials, and plastics industries to make them compatible with sustainability targets will require increasing annual spending from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion.

Staff Writer | October 30, 2022 | 11:57 am

RANKED: The world’s top 10 most valuable base and precious metal mines

Ranking is topped by a polymetallic mine in Russia’s arctic…

Frik Els | October 28, 2022 | 11:11 am

Calibre granted environmental permits to develop Eastern Borosi project in Nicaragua

EBP represents Calibre’s third major environmental mine development approval within…

Staff Writer | October 28, 2022 | 10:14 am

Vale mulling base metals partnership, CEO says

Vale had announced last month a reorganization of its Brazil…

Reuters | October 28, 2022 | 10:10 am

Codelco profits slump 50% to September, cuts production target

Company said a "significant drop of 12% in the price…

Reuters | October 28, 2022 | 9:38 am

BHP, Vale, Rio Tinto launch challenge to encourage haul truck electrification

The mining giants are joining forces in the Charge On Innovation Challenge to attract innovators to develop new concepts for large-scale haul truck electrification systems.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 7:22 pm

Analysts not convinced the iron ore price run has legs

“High iron ore prices in early 2021 are unsustainable, but market fundamentals remain strong," says Moody’s senior VP Barbara Mattos.

Henry Lazenby | May 12, 2021 | 1:01 pm

Record gold output, but Hudbay posts loss in Q1

Despite strong metal prices, revenue fell to $313.6 million for the period, compared to $322,3 million for the last quarter of 2020.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 12, 2021 | 12:58 pm

Codelco to break ground on $1.4 billion Salvador copper project

Codelco is in the midst of a 10-year, $40 billion initiative to upgrade its sprawling but aging mines.

Reuters | May 12, 2021 | 9:57 am

Home: Signs of investor vertigo as copper hits record highs

Whether the world's copper miners can meet that demand is a moot point, given chronic past underperformance and a lengthening list of supply threats.

Reuters | May 12, 2021 | 7:42 am

Antofagasta pledges net zero emissions by 2050

The Chile-focused copper miner also said it had hit its 2022 emissions target two years earlier than planned.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 3:59 am

VIDEO: Deadly shootout in Brazil’s Amazon as illegal miners enter indigenous lands

At least three illegal gold miners have died inside the Yanomami reservation in northern Brazil after clashes with locals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2021 | 12:08 pm

Atlantic Nickel hires banks to explore options

Its sale process with Citi and Standard Chartered is the most advanced, with potential buyers currently working on first-round bids.

Reuters | May 11, 2021 | 11:41 am

Copper price hits new high on declining scrap supplies

Chinese refined metal imports have been trending lower since the start of the year and continued doing so in April.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 10:51 am

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