Latin America Top Stories

Iron ore price falls to lowest in 18 months on dismal demand outlook

China's monthly steel production has been falling since July after seeing double-digit growth in the first half of the year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2021 | 9:01 am

Vale courts Latin steel mills again as China infatuation fades

The Brazilian miner is taking a fresh look in its…

Bloomberg News | November 18, 2021 | 7:54 am

SQM expects lithium prices to jump 50% before year-end

A sharp tightening of the market for lithium has seen…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2021 | 4:02 am

Mining projects will come if Colombia solves bottlenecks – vice minister

Colombia has long sought to tap its gold, copper and…

Reuters | November 17, 2021 | 10:55 am

Zijin Mining to produce copper at Buritica gold mine

China’s No.1 gold producer plans to boost the capacity of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 17, 2021 | 7:13 am

Gold: Production and capital raising up, operating income down – Q2 2019

MINING.COM analysed the effect of the gold price on the gold mining industry using data from sister company Mining Intelligence’s proprietary Data Application.

Vladimir Basov | November 15, 2019 | 3:13 pm

Argentina’s lithium producers hopeful as Fernandez set to take power

The last Peronist president, Cristina Kirchner, imposed strict standards for several industries, including lithium.

Reuters | November 15, 2019 | 9:24 am

Eramet CEO says plans FID on Argentina lithium project in Q1 2020

Eramet earlier predicted the FID would be made at the earliest in the fourth quarter of this year, but the decision has been slightly delayed due to the change in Argentina's government.

Reuters | November 15, 2019 | 8:51 am

Global public consultation launched on tailings dam standards

The initiative aims to prevent a repeat of Vale's tailings dam burst in January, which killed 300 people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2019 | 6:48 am

Lundin Gold granted key permits to begin production at massive Ecuador project

The Canadian miner inaugurated its Fruta del Norte gold mine in the Ecuadorean Amazon on Thursday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2019 | 7:28 am

Goldsource expands drill results at Guyanese gold project

The Canadian miner reported that drill results have expanded the Salbora deposit to a high-grade footprint of 600 metres long by 10 to 150 metres wide.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 14, 2019 | 6:20 am

BHP’s incoming CEO a much needed breeze of fresh air for the mining industry

“Ethical,” “thoughtful,” “gender-equality champion,” are just some of the adjectives describing Mike Henry, BHP's next leader.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2019 | 3:21 am

Argentina shifts to the left

The Northern Miner spent several weeks in the country after the election, interviewing lawyers, economists, accountants, diplomats, and mining executives.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | November 13, 2019 | 12:50 pm