Latin America Top Stories

Artisanal gold mining polluting Peruvian biodiversity hotspot -study

NASA LandSat images revealed that the Madre de Dios River watershed has up to 10 times the normal suspended sediment concentrations.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 17, 2019 | 7:00 am

Gold: Production and capital raising up, operating income down – Q2 2019

MINING.COM analysed the effect of the gold price on the…

Vladimir Basov | November 15, 2019 | 3:13 pm

Argentina’s lithium producers hopeful as Fernandez set to take power

The last Peronist president, Cristina Kirchner, imposed strict standards for…

Reuters | November 15, 2019 | 9:24 am

Eramet CEO says plans FID on Argentina lithium project in Q1 2020

Eramet earlier predicted the FID would be made at the…

Reuters | November 15, 2019 | 8:51 am

Global public consultation launched on tailings dam standards

The initiative aims to prevent a repeat of Vale's tailings…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2019 | 6:48 am

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Analysts expects several banks to follow JPMorgan commodities exit

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs likely to be the next ones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2013 | 5:54 pm

Mining projects shelved in Mexico up 40%, $8bn at risk

69 mining projects have been suspended so far this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2013 | 5:00 pm

Brazil new mining code ‘too rushed to be good’— critics

President Dilma Rousseff is allowing only 90 days for public debate on the new law draft.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2013 | 5:06 pm

Six countries with troubled currencies

No hyperinflation yet.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 28, 2013 | 6:13 pm

JP Morgan flees physical commodities trading

"The abrupt move marks a sharp reversal for the bank that had pushed aggressively into the sector since 2008."

MINING.com Editor | July 26, 2013 | 8:49 pm

Weak gold prices, Australian charge drive Newmont’s $2bn loss

And sales declined 11% to $1.99 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2013 | 1:55 pm

Anglo’s Cutifani won’t take ‘unacceptably poor’ performances any longer: heads may roll

He also cut down his executive team and said at least half of Anglo’s $17 billion project pipeline will be shelved or cancelled.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2013 | 11:16 am

BHP approves $2 billion Escondida water project

The new 2,500 litre per second sea-water desalination plant will be commissioned in 2017.

Frik Els | July 25, 2013 | 6:30 pm

Colombian coal miners’ strike drives Drummond to call partial force majeure

Drumond, the second-largest coal producer in Colombia, owns two mines and a port in the South American country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2013 | 5:20 pm

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