Latin America Top Stories

Codelco unions ready strike after troubled Chile smelter shuttered

Unions had threatened to strike for the past week if the Codelco board did not invest to upgrade the Ventanas smelter.

Reuters | June 19, 2022 | 10:08 am

Bolivia delays decision on lithium mining tie-ups to December

The government had previously planned to announce its final selection…

Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 4:08 pm

Peru expects lower economic growth on impact of mine protests

Peru's central bank lowered its 2022 growth projection to 3.1%…

Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 12:29 pm

Copper price extends decline despite possible Chile strike

The workers at Codelco have complained about a lack of…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2022 | 8:52 am

Chile tax reform, mining royalty ‘priority number one,’ minister says

Chile is also in the process of overhauling its market-orientated…

Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 8:09 am

Copper price surges to 28-month high

Strikes in top producer Chile, hopes of US economic stimulus and robust Chinese data spark copper price rally – now up 63% since pandemic lows.

Frik Els | October 20, 2020 | 10:18 am

Minera Alamos to fast-track development at Cerro de Oro

Located in Zacatecas, Cerro de Oro adds to Minera Alamos’ Santana and La Fortuna assets in Sonora and Durango.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2020 | 6:30 am

BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan

It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2020 | 3:55 am

Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output

Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before.

Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:43 pm

Largo shares jump on record quarterly production

Company reported a new quarterly production record of 3,092 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) in Q3 2020, a 5% increase over Q3 2019.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 11:27 am

Ivanhoe shares up on Kakula underground development

First production now expected in July 2021.

Bruno Venditti | October 19, 2020 | 10:22 am

25 chinchillas stand between Gold Fields and $7bn worth of Chilean gold

The miner is in the process of relocating 25 chinchillas, while construction of the mine camp is undergoing.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 10:03 am

Vale aims for 400m tonnes of iron ore per year by 2023

The company is already producing 1 million tonnes of iron ore daily.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 9:02 am

Kinross Gold mulling sale of Americas mines

The Canadian miner is also said to be considering moving its primary stock listing to London and doubling down on its portfolio of assets in Russia and West Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 6:25 am

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