Latin America Top Stories

Chinalco tests workers at Toromocho after covid-19 case

Worker who tested positive was transferred to a clinic in Lima and was in stable condition.

Reuters | May 8, 2020 | 9:24 am

Maduro to tap sanctioned dealmaker to ship gold to Iran

Alex Nain Saab Moran, one of the most powerful men…

Bloomberg News | May 8, 2020 | 9:01 am

Equinox tables PEA for underground development at Aurizona

The early-stage study suggests a feed contribution of 2,800 t/d…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 7, 2020 | 4:17 pm

Chile’s top miners boost production in March

Production at Codelco - the world's largest copper miner -…

Reuters | May 7, 2020 | 10:58 am

Peru mines to hit 80% production in a month

Executive director of the National Society of Mining says around…

Reuters | May 7, 2020 | 8:23 am

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Caterpillar global sales down 10% in September

The equipment maker is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings Thursday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2014 | 5:57 pm

Copper mining has a dirty problem

Arsenic in concentrates.

Frik Els | October 21, 2014 | 11:47 pm

Fortress Minerals to acquire Fruta del Norte project for US$240 million

Changing its name to Lundin Gold.

Michael Allan McCrae | October 21, 2014 | 10:25 pm

Citibank acquires Deutsche commodities trading book

Tough regulations and worries about reputation have made trading commodities a source of worries for bank bosses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2014 | 3:15 pm

Chile’s Codelco to seal $1 billion deal with the UK

The giant copper miner is also planning to sell about $8 billion of bonds over the next five years to help finance a nearly $30bn investment program aimed to revamp its aging mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2014 | 2:02 pm

The Lundin’s look to Chile for copper’s next run

The firm is developing a trio of staggeringly huge copper deposits on the Chilean-Argentine border that contain a total of over 28 billion pounds of copper and 19 million ounces of gold resources (only two of the deposits have resource estimates on them).

Travis McPherson - CEO.ca | October 21, 2014 | 12:59 pm

Chilean authorities divided over Goldcorp’s $3.9bn El Morro mine

The country’s environmental authority criticized the Top Court decision saying the miner conducted proper consultation with local indigenous groups and shouldn’t have to do it again.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2014 | 5:15 pm

Chile copper boom begins to fade as production headaches mount

The shine may soon come off Chile's decade-long copper boom as technical and regulatory problems in getting new mines into production highlight just how hard it will be to keep ratcheting up the supply.

Reuters | October 17, 2014 | 4:31 pm

Vale to ditch 20% of its nickel assets in Indonesia

The agreement signed with Indonesia’s outgoing government also means higher royalties to be paid by the firm.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2014 | 3:43 pm

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