Latin America Top Stories

Countries’ reporting fails to tell full story of mercury pollution

Most baseline mercury emission estimates don’t provide enough information to tell whether shifts in the rate from one year to the next were the result of actual change or data uncertainty.

Staff Writer | March 26, 2023 | 7:58 am

Bolivia pushes for Latin America-wide lithium policy

The idea is part of a broader initiative involving Argentina,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2023 | 3:56 am

Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen

CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 7:03 am

Top ten lithium financings of 2022

Explosion of exploration for lithium around the world.

Nicholas LePan | March 22, 2023 | 2:26 pm

Chile pushes new lithium extraction method in risk to future supply

Chile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to…

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 9:57 am

Mining boss sees fervor calming with Peru leftist to take office

Pedro Castillo, a teacher from the highlands with no previous experience of national politics, takes office July 28.

Bloomberg News | July 21, 2021 | 7:25 am

Antofagasta says drought could hit full-year production

Los Pelambres, located 240 km north-east of Santiago, is beginning to feel the impact of one of Chile’s worst droughts in the last 12 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2021 | 7:01 am

‘Change is coming’: Peru’s Castillo faces a divided nation after election battle

Castillo says he wants to increase spending on healthcare and education by raising the funds from mining tax hikes.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 2:04 pm

BHP said to mull oil exit in retreat from fossil fuels

BHP wants to exit while it can still get a good price for the assets, aiming to repeat a 2018 sale of its shale business to BP Plc for $10.4 billion.

Bloomberg News | July 20, 2021 | 8:56 am

Iron ore price rises on disappointing figures by top producers

The metal has been in a bull market for more than two years, and it’s not about to end soon, according to Goldman Sachs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 20, 2021 | 8:31 am

Final settlement for Brazil’s Samarco dam disaster could reach $19bn, governor says

That estimate is nearly four times higher than an initial deal struck with mining companies in 2016.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 7:45 am

Diamonds and platinum sparkle in Anglo American’s Q2 production

Diamond production rose by 134% compared to last year as consumer demand recovered, while platinum output rose 59% to 1.06 million ounces.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 4:20 am

Vale output disappoints in fresh blow to tight iron market

The company churned out 75.7 million tonnes in the second quarter compared with the 78 million tonnes average estimate among analysts tracked by Bloomberg.

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2021 | 10:19 pm

Vale reviews copper, nickel guidance amid labor, climate issues

Brazilian miner Vale said on Monday that it had produced 75.7 million tonnes of iron ore in the second quarter, with output of 41,500 tonnes of nickel.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 3:21 pm

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