Latin America Top Stories

BHP sees Brazil as major potash market for new project in Canada

BHP expects Brazil to become one of the three largest markets for the Jansen potash project it is developing in Canada.

Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 7:30 am

Cochilco lowers 2024 average copper price forecast

Cochilco on Tuesday lowered its forecast for the average price…

Reuters | September 10, 2024 | 7:06 am

AngloGold Ashanti to buy Centamin for $2.5 billion

Deal hands AngloGold Egypt's largest and first modern gold mine,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2024 | 3:59 am

Radius Gold enters copper porphyry project in Peru

Radius currently has two exploration-stage projects in Mexico and Guatemala.

Staff Writer | September 9, 2024 | 3:50 pm

Anglo American hired advisers to sell two nickel mines in Brazil

The two assets produce together about 38,000 tons of nickel…

Reuters | September 9, 2024 | 1:05 pm

Santacruz Silver Mining reports fatality at Tres Amigos mine in Bolivia

Tres Amigos mine, a part of the Caballo Blanco Group of mines, has resumed operations after it was shut down following the incident.

Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 3:56 pm

Vale sees iron ore output at high-end of 2024 guidance after Q2 rise

The company reported output of 80.6 million metric tons for the steel-making ingredient in the three-month period ended in June.

Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years

Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects in production.

Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 12:19 pm

Vale board members in a ‘state of war’ over CEO succession — report

Last week, consulting firm Russell Reynolds delivered a list of 15 potential successors for Eduardo Bartolomeo.

Staff Writer | July 16, 2024 | 9:36 am

Marimaca Copper gets $50m injection from Assore

Investment gives Assore International a 14.99% non-diluted stake in the Canadian copper company, which owns the namesake project in Chile.

Staff Writer | July 16, 2024 | 6:07 am

Chile rejects Tianqi’s appeal for vote in SQM-Codelco lithium deal

Chile's financial regulator had allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 2:08 pm

Vale seeks go-ahead to build iron ore mine by biodiversity haven

Apolo is seen as critical for reviving the company’s iron ore capacity in Minas Gerais.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2024 | 7:17 am

SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project

Streaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits and later begin construction of the Cascabel copper-gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 5:55 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

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