Company to set up a plant to produce lithium iron phosphate, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said.

An increase in mining activity partly offset a drop in sectors like manufacturing.

Between January and August, copper output in Peru rose 18% compared to the previous year.

TIMining provides data analytics and real-time simulation to boost productivity and safety at about 50 mines, including some owned by BHP, Anglo American and Codelco.

The spill pumped 40,000 cubic meters of toxic mining acid into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's northern Sonora state.

Latin America has emerged as a hot spot for carmakers seeking to tap metals used in electric vehicles.

Chile says Japanese battery and metals companies are among Asian investors interested in acquiring long-term preferential access to lithium.