Latin America Top Stories

Colombia’s environmental authority shelves Minesa’s licensing application for Soto Norte gold project

Minesa is owned by the government of Abu Dhabi through its investment arm Mubadala Investment Company.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 4, 2020 | 12:06 pm

Lundin Mining union in Chile says talks making “slow progress”

Both the company and the union are trying to avoid…

Reuters | October 4, 2020 | 6:30 am

Colombia’s mining future tied to metals not coal, minister says

Mining concessions cover just 3% of Colombia's territory.

Reuters | October 2, 2020 | 10:19 am

Iron ore exports from Brazil hit highest level since 2015

Brazilian iron ore exports increased 18.5% in September compared to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 2, 2020 | 9:33 am

Aftermath Silver purchases Berenguela from SSR Mining

Company has signed an agreement with SSR Mining to purchase…

Northern Miner Staff | October 1, 2020 | 10:29 pm

Vale gives its potash project in Argentina a second chance

The miner has scaled down the project and it now aim to produce 1.3 million tons of potash a year, down from the 4 million tons originally planned.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2016 | 8:50 am

Freeport axes oil and gas workforce as it posts sixth straight loss

The company, which is the US biggest miner by market value, is cutting 25% of its workforce to reduce debt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2016 | 8:00 am

Teck Resources posts better-than-expected profit as costs drop

Canada’s largest diversified miner logged a 38% increased in overall profit for the first quarter of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2016 | 6:38 am

Barrick Gold swings to quarterly loss, but trims debt further

The world's largest gold producer, reported a quarterly loss, compared with a year-earlier profit, as asset sales impacted production and realized gold prices fell.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2016 | 4:40 am

Emerging trends in the mining industry

Despite the dilemmas in recent years, which continue to persist, emerging trends in the mining industry may offer solutions — or at least opportunities for improvement industry-wide.

Roy Bailey | April 25, 2016 | 11:44 am

Barrick’s fourth CFO in five years may be what shareholders were waiting for

Most shareholders hope that Catherine Raw persuades management to stop prizing output over profitability and, instead, place more emphasis on investors’ returns.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2016 | 9:15 am

X2 said to miss out on Anglo’s Brazilian mines

Mick Davis's private equity firm not on shortlist featuring Vale, Mosaic and Eurochem for $1.5 billion phosphate and niobium operations in South America.

Frik Els | April 22, 2016 | 11:47 am