Chile taps China, Japan in lithium-for-tech push; faces tough sell

The $1.2 million statue of the Virgin Mary is slightly shorter than New York's Statue of Liberty, but seven meters higher than Rio's famed image of Christ.

Last October, Vale put the scope and schedule for its $1.26 billion Zogota iron-ore project in Simandou South under review.

More 'dozers and wheel loaders

Protests organizers are said to have links with organized terrorist groups, such as the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and the Shining Path.

Chilean copper miner Antofagasta PLC hit a four-month low Friday on worries that increasing costs would eat into its premium rating.

Sirius Minerals has filed a petition to develop a vast potash mine in the U.K., posed to be one of the world’s largest deposits of the commodity.

An explosion caused by — so far — unknown reasons left 25 people dead and more than 100 injured at the Mexico City headquarters of state-owned oil firm Petroleros Mexicanos (Pemex) late Thursday.

Chinalco Mining Corporation (HKSX:3688) plunged over 11% following it's debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Foreign and local investors spent a total of $3.8 billion in 2012 and the trend is expected to continue this year, with planned investments already amounting to more than $4 billion.