Latin America Top Stories

Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task

Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the clean energy transition.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2022 | 12:53 pm

Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida

Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell…

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 8:58 am

Ecuador court revokes Cornerstone Capital’s exploration permit

The country's Constitutional Court upheld a lower court ruling cancelling…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2022 | 3:58 am

Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners

Private equity firms are lining up to take on the…

Bloomberg News | January 3, 2022 | 12:50 pm

Peru extends small-scale miners’ legalization process to 2024

Peaceful coexistence with artisanal miners may help big companies obtain…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 2, 2022 | 11:38 am

Volkswagen and Daimler push for more ‘sustainable’ Chile lithium

Move is a sign of growing supply chain concerns ahead of an expected electric vehicle boom.

Reuters | February 11, 2020 | 9:48 am

O3 Mining’s Jose Vizquerra has tough act to follow

In 1996, the company became the first Peruvian mining company to list on the NYSE. Today it has a $3.9 billion market capitalization.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | February 11, 2020 | 9:30 am

BHP becomes world’s top copper producer

Output at Chile's state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as the globe's number one producer of the metal.

Frik Els | February 10, 2020 | 5:35 pm

BHP in talks to delay copper shipments to China due to virus

Copper prices had slid for a record 14 straight days in London amid mounting concerns the coronavirus will aggravate the slowdown in global economic growth.

Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 3:21 pm