Latin America Top Stories

Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68%

"Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 9:44 am

SQM plans to propose major lithium hydroxide expansion, CEO says

Company said lithium sales volumes in Q4 jumped 50% from…

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:50 am

Hostility to Beijing drives Chinese gold diggers into new territory

Chinese gold mining companies are on a buying spree in…

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:24 am

Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020, opposition says

Opposition leader says that the gold was refined in Mali…

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:19 am

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners

Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 1:00 am

Vale closes sale of fertilizer business to Mosaic for $1.4 billion

Brazilian mining giant is retaining control of the TIPLAM port terminal, which was originally included in the deal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2018 | 7:06 am

Equinox Gold to start full-scale construction at Brazilian mine

The Canadian miner wants to increase production to 135,000 ounces of gold per year.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 8, 2018 | 4:15 pm

Peru’s environmental deregulation to spur more mining-related protests: analysts

The approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December might generate more unrest.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 5, 2018 | 7:23 pm

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

Frik Els | January 5, 2018 | 5:22 pm

Mining investments in Peru grew by 54.8% in November

Investments grew by 54.8% compared to the same month of 2016.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 5, 2018 | 9:47 am

Chile and Argentina to lead lithium output growth after 2018

The bulk of new capacity would come online in 2019.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 4, 2018 | 5:03 pm

The 5 largest gold nuggets that still exist

From a nugget containing 1682 troy ounces of gold to one shaped like a massive pair of hands- here is a list of five of the biggest existing nuggets.

BullionStar | January 4, 2018 | 10:30 am

U.S. court rules against miner Crystallex in Venezuela dispute

Crystallex International Corp is seeking to collect $1.2 billion plus interest awarded in 2016 by a World Bank tribunal against Venezuela, which Venezuela has refused to pay.

Reuters | January 3, 2018 | 6:31 pm

Vale is said to be negotiating BHP exit from Samarco venture

Vale and BHP Billiton in talks over future of their Samarco iron-ore joint venture, including the possibility of the Brazilian miner taking full ownership.

Bloomberg News | January 3, 2018 | 11:49 am

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