Latin America Top Stories

CHARTS: Battery metals slump slashes average EV materials bill

The sales weighted average value of the lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite contained in the battery of the average EV sold globally is down 60%.

Frik Els | August 27, 2024 | 8:10 am

BYD says fate of lithium project is in hands of Chile government

In April last year, BYD was granted access to preferential…

Bloomberg News | August 27, 2024 | 8:07 am

Vale names CFO Gustavo Pimenta as next CEO

The Brazilian executive will succeed Eduardo Bartolomeo following a messy…

Staff Writer | August 27, 2024 | 7:24 am

Chile’s mining industry — a vanguard in climate change adaptation

Climate change has magnified its grip on Chile.

Global Business Reports | August 26, 2024 | 4:33 pm

Copper supply risks ease as Chile miners do deals

Chile’s copper-mining industry is emerging from an intense period of…

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2024 | 9:18 am

Ecuador to approve Mirador copper mine expansion by August — official

Mirador has reserves estimated in 3.2 million tonnes of copper and it is one of the country's only two mines in operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2024 | 7:48 am

Vale sees higher 2026 copper, nickel output after investments

Vale sees potential copper output in 2026 between 387,000 tonnes and 424,000 tonnes.

Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 6:31 am

Omnigen Energy gets $46 million financing to develop 20 solar power plants in Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is the largest distributed generation market in Brazil with 2.5GWp already installed.

Staff Writer | June 19, 2024 | 3:38 pm

Along Peru’s mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks

Trucks linked to artisan and illegal mining operations have been crowding vehicles from mines like Las Bambas, Constancia and Antapaccay.

Reuters | June 19, 2024 | 2:16 pm

B2Gold releases PEA for scaled down Gramalote project in Colombia

The project is given an after-tax net present value of $778 million and an after-tax internal rate of return of 20.6%.

Staff Writer | June 19, 2024 | 10:24 am

Tianqi says Chile regulator decision has no major impact to 2024 financial result

Chile's financial regulator said the Codelco-SQM joint venture does not need to face a vote by SQM shareholders.

Reuters | June 19, 2024 | 7:33 am

Codelco-SQM lithium deal can proceed without shareholder approval, regulator says

Tianqi, which holds about 22% of SQM shares, has repeatedly called for a vote by all shareholders.

Reuters | June 18, 2024 | 2:09 pm

BHP confident in reaching Mariana disaster settlement

Last week, Vale and BHP presented Brazilian authorities with a new offer to settle reparations.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2024 | 10:52 am

Codelco meets with BMW and ABB in Europe visit

The company also plans to discuss copper and lithium with the Saudi Arabia mining minister in Chile next month.

Reuters | June 18, 2024 | 10:40 am

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