Latin America Top Stories

New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining

By integrating traceability in gold sourcing and processing, Fênix DTVM and Minespider have delivered the first fully traced gold bar.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 4:33 am

Rio Tinto, First Quantum partner to move La Granja copper project in Peru to development

First Quantum will acquire a 55% stake in the project…

Staff Writer | March 30, 2023 | 3:11 pm

Brazil to require electronic tax receipts for buying and selling gold

Currently, gold is sold with paper receipts based on the…

Bruno Venditti | March 30, 2023 | 10:27 am

Peru copper mines aim for output boost in 2023 after protest impact fades

Power data from Peru's private power sector body COES shows…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 9:59 am

Codelco loses environmental licence for Ecuador copper project

A provincial appeals court has stripped Codelco of its environmental…

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2023 | 9:36 am

Codelco lifts output to ease tight market

The state-owned producer is navigating covid-19 restrictions in Chile better than some of its private-sector rivals this year.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 9:12 am

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:56 am

Workers at Codelco’s Andina copper mine turn down contract offer, gird for strike

Andina produced 184,000 tonnes of copper in 2020, around 11% of the total output of Codelco.

Reuters | July 29, 2021 | 6:57 pm

Water crisis threatens iron transport on key Brazil river

The Parana River Basin in central Brazil is experiencing its worst water crisis in 91 years.

Bloomberg News | July 29, 2021 | 11:39 am

Vale revises down year-end iron ore output

The company revised down its guidance for year-end iron ore production capacity to 343 million tonnes per annum from 350 million tonnes previously.

Reuters | July 29, 2021 | 9:14 am

Vale’s second-quarter buoyed by iron ore prices, hit by provisions

Vale reported a Q2 net income of $7.586 billion, up over 600% from the same period a year ago, but slightly below the Refinitiv consensus estimate of $7.67 billion.

Reuters | July 28, 2021 | 10:18 pm