Latin America Top Stories

Condor Gold updates estimates for La India mine to include feeder pits

The news comes as the miner has just submitted two 600-page permit applications for the Mestiza and America satellites deposits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2019 | 3:51 am

Lithium miner finances solar farm in Argentina

Livent’s subsidiary FMC - Minera del Altiplano pitched into a…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 24, 2019 | 12:40 pm

Criminal band kills at least three in Venezuelan mining town

The southern Bolívar state is besieged by irregular groups pushing…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 24, 2019 | 10:11 am

As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals

Private equity groups and other investors have grown emboldened by…

Reuters | November 22, 2019 | 10:43 am

China boosting coal power despite global plea to cut emissions

Beijing is set to fire up enough coal-based power plants…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2019 | 9:27 am

Brazil’s Batista empire keeps shrinking, sells LLX and puts MMX on the market

Batista's wealth, estimated in 2012 at more than $30 billion, has dropped to a net $200 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 6:23 pm

Strikes take their toll in Colombia’s coal output, down by 13%

The nation’s coal sector has been severely affected this year by two major strikes

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 5:46 pm

Chinalco likely to buy Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine

Deal that could be worth more than $5 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 4:55 pm

Miners back at work at BHP’s Escondida copper mine

The the world's largest copper mine could be affected by another strike soon, warned union.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 3:11 pm

The sweat of the sun, the breath of god: Gold through the centuries

Gold was the ultimate guarantee of national survival.

MINING.com Editor | August 15, 2013 | 5:31 am

BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile hit by sudden strike

Workers at the world's largest copper mine walked out their job this morning.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2013 | 4:31 pm

Chile’s ex-president Bachelet considers mining law changes

The South American nation is home to 30% of the world's known copper reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2013 | 6:31 pm

Mining with the FARC

Amazon Indians depend on the FARC to get their tantalum and tungsten to market.

MINING.com Editor | August 13, 2013 | 1:25 am

Enough already, look to buy Newmont, Barrick, Iamgold and Freeport: Marc Faber

"The S&P 500 is up only 10% since October 2007 while gold is still up 75% over the same period of time."

MINING.com Editor | August 13, 2013 | 12:27 am

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