Latin America Top Stories

Mining firms in Mexico must face ‘strict’ scrutiny, says senior official

Data from the country's mining chamber shows that $2.8 billion worth of projects are stalled due to unresolved ministry permitting.

Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 5:30 am

Vale and Asian miner seek Brazil nod to fast-track mine projects

Vale and Sul Americana de Metais S.A. have qualified for…

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2021 | 3:10 pm

Global passenger EV registrations more than double in a year – report

Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in…

MINING.com Editor | September 16, 2021 | 10:54 am

Albemarle, union in Chile reach agreement, ending strike

Throughout the strike, the miner maintained the extended walk-off had…

Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 3:04 pm

Codelco reaches labor agreement with union at Salvador division

The company's final contract offer was approved by 61% of…

Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 2:32 pm

SilverCrest gets operating permit for Las Chispas

The Canadian miner has conditional approval to build a 3,000-tonne-per-day underground mine and a conventional processing facility.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 19, 2019 | 6:39 am

Chile a step closer to scrapping copper sales funding for military

The government is seeking to free mining giant Codelco from a decades-old mandate to fund the country’s armed forces.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2019 | 11:54 am

First large-scale mine a test for Latin America’s copper rookie

Ecuador’s ambition to become a mining superpower is being tested.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2019 | 11:51 am

Three French soldiers killed by toxic fumes in Guyana illegal mine operation

France has deployed hundreds of soldiers to the region to combat illegal mining.

Reuters | July 18, 2019 | 10:43 am

Iron ore market regains composure, futures curve may be too pricey

Says columnist Clyde Russell.

Reuters | July 18, 2019 | 9:28 am

Barrick’s gold output for the year to hit upper end of forecast

Thanks mainly to strong performance from Loulo-Gounkoto in Mali and Veladero in Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2019 | 7:55 am

Anglo American’s diamond unit takes sparkle away from results

Output from its De Beers unit dropped 14% amid weaker demand and lower prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2019 | 4:10 am

Reunion Gold’s shares jump on high-grade find in French Guiana

Mineralized stockpiles extracted returned an average of 17.3 g/t gold from 42 samples with the highest assay at 45.9 g/t gold.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 17, 2019 | 3:39 pm

BelAZ and ZYFRA to develop robotisation/AI technologies for mining industry

The company said it expects the solution will be in high demand in the markets of Sub-Saharian Africa, Chile, Peru and India.

MINING.com Editor | July 17, 2019 | 1:03 pm

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