Codelco chooses 33-year insider to replace Pizarro as CEO

Octavio Araneda will replace Nelson Pizarro at the helm of Codelco from Sept. 1.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2019 | 10:58 am

Molymet drops plans for battery parts factory in Chile

Molymet's decision is yet another setback for Chile, which has struggled to modernize its mining policy and develop a domestic battery industry.

Reuters | July 15, 2019 | 10:41 am

Venezuela has an Indigenous Mining Arc that is destroying national parks: Expert

According to scholar José Rafael Lozada, the Indigenous Mining Arc precedes the Orinoco River Mining Arc.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 14, 2019 | 2:15 pm

Mexico’s environmental authority investigates Grupo Mexico’s spill

The pressure valve of a tank that receives purges from the shipping lines failed.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 14, 2019 | 10:28 am

Belo Sun touts procedural win but Brazil gold mine still on hold

The miner must still deliver a new study on the impact on nearby indigenous communities of the project, which promises to be Brazil's largest gold mine.

Reuters | July 12, 2019 | 9:32 am

Gran Colombia Gold raises 2019 production guidance

The decision to lift its full-year guidance was made in response to second quarter operating results.

Jackson Chen | July 11, 2019 | 1:48 pm

BHP may be the next big miner to wave goodbye to coal

It currently has two thermal coal units — NSW Energy Coal in Australia and Cerrejón in Colombia —, which are expected to generate just 4% of the company’s earnings this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2019 | 9:50 am