Latin America Top Stories

BHP projects copper demand to rise by 1 million tonnes annually until 2035

The company estimates that $250 billion in investment will be required over the next decade to address the widening gap between copper supply and demand.

Staff Writer | September 30, 2024 | 8:19 am

Codelco’s copper output has begun to recover, chairman says

Over the past year, the Chilean state-owned company has seen…

Bloomberg News | September 30, 2024 | 7:44 am

Teck CEO says to remain focused on organic growth

Jonathan Price said the company is developing several mining projects,…

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:25 am

Copper takes top spot again as best prospect at LME seminar

Copper got 46% of votes in an informal poll at…

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:14 am

Copper prices, output drive Grupo Mexico profit jump

Copper production during the quarter totaled 270,747 metric tons, up 4.7% from a year earlier.

Reuters | July 22, 2024 | 10:40 am

Ero Copper and Vale close agreement on Brazil’s Furnas project

The iron oxide-copper-gold project is located near Vale's Salobo operations and Ero’s Tucumã project.

Staff Writer | July 22, 2024 | 9:01 am

Solaris estimates in-pit resource for Warintza project

The resource totalled 909 million tonnes grading 0.53% copper equivalent in the measured and indicated categories.

Staff Writer | July 22, 2024 | 8:47 am

CleanTech produces battery-grade lithium in first phase of DLE pilot

It achieved a lithium recovery rate of about 95% from the brine, with a total recovery of 88%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2024 | 5:23 am

With no recovery in sight, lithium prices force miners to reevaluate output

The price of the material that’s vital to the energy transition has plunged by around 80% since late 2022.

Bloomberg News | July 21, 2024 | 4:17 pm

Saudi Arabia to visit Brazil and Chile as seeks to diversify mining

The diversification strategy includes plans to expand into international mining to secure access to minerals including copper, cobalt and nickel, as well as lithium.

Reuters | July 21, 2024 | 9:41 am