Latin America Top Stories

Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform

The Mexican Senate approved a new mining law that the mining chamber and Canada rebuked.

Reuters | April 29, 2023 | 4:48 pm

Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine

Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants…

Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 4:18 pm

Brazil’s path to potash production in the Amazon

The mine is one of several potential projects which the…

Amanda Stutt | April 28, 2023 | 10:57 am

GRAPHIC: Solid mine production growth to support copper supply in 2023-2024

JP Morgan sees global copper mine production rising by 2.6%…

Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 9:48 am

Chile’s lithium plans not really ‘nationalization’ say experts

State-led production of the battery metal is seen by some…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2023 | 9:36 am

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Anglo American’s Q3 production inches 2% higher

Iron ore production rose by 15% on increased output from Brazil's Minas-Rio and South Africa's Kumba mine.

Reuters | October 21, 2021 | 7:38 am

Barrick Gold warns Pueblo Viejo to shut without new tailings storage facility

The construction of a new tailings storage facility is a key part of the planned $1.3 billion expansion of the Dominican Republic gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2021 | 5:49 am

Peru president supports Bear Creek Mining’s Corani silver project

The Corani deposit in southern Peru is one of the largest fully permitted silver-polymetallic deposits in the world.

Northern Miner Staff | October 20, 2021 | 12:17 pm

Fresnillo CEO says Mexico’s mining situation ‘unfavorable’

Dialogue with the government could lead to policy modifications, Chief Executive Octavio Alvidrez says.

Reuters | October 20, 2021 | 10:17 am

Hochschild to spin off Chilean rare earths project

The precious metals miner will demerge 80% of Aclara's shares while keeping the remaining stake in the company it acquired in 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2021 | 3:42 am

Iron rout has Vale cutting back after bumper third quarter

The Brazilian mining giant churned out 89.4 million tonnes in the third quarter compared with the 87.3 million tonne average analyst estimate.

Bloomberg News | October 19, 2021 | 9:10 pm

Brazil superior court rejects Brumadinho indictments on procedural grounds

A chamber of the court ruled on Tuesday that the charges filed by state prosecutors in Minas Gerais should be filed through a federal court and not a state one.

Reuters | October 19, 2021 | 3:32 pm

SolGold expands Cascabel resource endowment with maiden estimate for TAM deposit

The TAM deposit lies approximately 3 kms north of the Alpala deposit, the main target in the Cascabel concession.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 9:34 am

Dalian iron ore price up on falling shipments from major suppliers

Iron ore shipments that departed from Australia and Brazil stood at 23.54 million tonnes in the week ended Oct. 17, down 589,000 tonnes from the previous week.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 8:41 am

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