Latin America Top Stories

Chilean market ends sharply higher after voters reject new constitution

Chile is the world's top copper producer and is home to global copper giants like Codelco, BHP, Anglo American and Glencore as well as Antofagasta.

Reuters | September 5, 2022 | 9:07 am

Copper Innovation Hub launched in Colombia

The Hub’s goals are to conduct research on all things…

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 11:30 am

Mining title applications in Colombia to include stricter environmental considerations

Colombia’s State Council demanded that authorities correct a long-standing deficit…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 3, 2022 | 12:40 pm

Chile, Codelco face another lost decade of output growth

World's no.1 producer Codelco’s annual copper production is set to…

Frik Els | September 2, 2022 | 11:13 am

Vale-BHP nearly double offer in mine disaster settlement

The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex…

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2022 | 8:13 am

Orocobre forecasts higher lithium prices as market outlook brightens

The lithium and borax miner said net loss after tax widened to $29.1 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, from $18.9 million last year.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 8:13 am

Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings

Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:42 am

Codelco reports bumper year for profits despite pandemic

Company upped output from its own mines by 2% in 2020 to 1.618 million tonnes, despite strict covid-19 measures.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:34 am

Southern Copper to push forward on new projects as copper price spikes

Company will seek to push forward with several new and pending projects in the mineral-rich Andean nation as prices rise.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 2:40 pm

Vale set to join peers in doling out more mining windfall

Bloomberg’s Dividend Forecasting team is projecting Vale will increase its payout to 2.697 reais a share from 1.41 reais in September.

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 9:40 am

How high can copper price fly? this metals trader expects $12,000

Current prices would seem “far too low” if governments fulfill pledges for green infrastructure and electric-vehicle incentives, Concord Resources said.

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 8:35 am

In Brazil, an indigenous woman joins Bolsonaro in fight for mining

Irisnaide Silva leads one indigenous group in the state of Roraima that defends mining diamond and gold in the Amazon.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 8:18 am

Anglo American ended 2020 stronger than expected

The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2021 | 3:56 am

Lundin sees Argentine gold and silver mine opening in 2026

If San Juan province approves an environmental study this year, construction of the mine will begin in 2022.

Reuters | February 24, 2021 | 2:42 pm

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