Latin America Top Stories

Colombia coal production fell 40% last year amid coronavirus, strike

Many mines temporarily reduced operations last year during more than five months of lockdown and the largest union at miner Cerrejon held the longest strike in the company's history.

Reuters | March 29, 2021 | 7:58 am

Eleven miners trapped inside flooded gold mine in Colombia

The emergency at an illegal gold mine in Caldas was…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 28, 2021 | 11:05 am

The bull and bear case for copper price

A new report by Roskill says the industry opinion is…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 26, 2021 | 12:33 pm

Colombia opens five mining areas to potential bids

Interested companies have had since Feb. 25 to study datasets…

Reuters | March 26, 2021 | 8:13 am

Vale executives investigated in Brazil over Simandou deal

Police in Rio de Janeiro will investigate Vale CEO Eduardo…

Bruno Venditti | March 25, 2021 | 10:59 pm

Mexico’s next leader says NAFTA deal preserves energy ‘sovereignty’

"It was established that Mexico's oil and natural resources belong to our nation," López Obrador said.

Reuters | August 27, 2018 | 5:56 pm

Chile’s miner Codelco makes new offer to striking Andina workers

More than 80 unionized workers of the Plantas de Andina union went on strike a week ago.

Reuters | August 27, 2018 | 4:07 pm

KGHM to go ahead with $2bn expansion of Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile

Expansion and upgrades would extend the mine’s life by 21 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2018 | 11:00 am

POSCO to buy lithium mining rights in Argentina from Galaxy

The $280-million deal gives POSCO a package of mining tenements for 17,500 hectares of land in the northern area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat in Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2018 | 4:36 am

Vale’s iron ore output will rise only if prices increase -CEO

Fabio Schvartsman said the company would ramp up annual production to 450 million tonnes only when prices rise.

Reuters | August 26, 2018 | 11:04 am

Chile’s lithium giant SQM sees prices falling further this year

But the world's second largest producer said they will remain higher than the average reached last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2018 | 5:00 am

Chile says to clamp down on water rights in lithium-rich Salar de Atacama

Chile is preparing major new restrictions on the extraction of water from the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama salt flats, home to top lithium miners Albemarle and SQM.

Reuters | August 23, 2018 | 2:26 pm