Latin America Top Stories

Iamgold lays off 325 Suriname contractors after illegal miner’s death

Earlier this month it had suspended mining operations at Rosebel after 25-year-old Furgill Aloeboetoe gained access to the site and died following an incident with police.

Reuters | August 20, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Vale begins key phase of Paraopeba river clean-up amid looming water shortage

The water stream was seriously contaminated in January, after a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2019 | 9:58 am

BHP should stand pat on copper — opinion

BHP is set to be the world’s biggest copper producer…

Bloomberg Opinion | August 20, 2019 | 9:37 am

Brazil securities regulator ramps up Vale dam disaster probe

CVM is investigating whether the company's management fulfilled its "fiduciary…

Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 2:39 pm

Ganfeng closes deal to raise stake in Argentina lithium project

Ganfeng has completed a $160 million deal to raise its…

Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 9:26 am

TÜV SÜD pulls out of dam safety checks after Brazil disaster

TÜV SÜD has estimated a hit of around 75 million euros in legal and other costs related to the disaster.

Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 9:05 am

Colombian authorities file claim against AngloGold Ashanti’s subsidiary

The claim states that the miner broke certain regulations when it installed an exploration platform just 15 metres away from the La Fea creek.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 18, 2019 | 9:55 am

Vale carries out construction work on emergency-level dams in Minas Gerais

The construction work is expected to be complete by early 2020, and the project includes de-characterization of nine dams.

MINING.COM Editor | August 16, 2019 | 12:57 pm

Aurania to start drilling in Ecuador by September

The Toronto-based miner wants to explore the Yawi targets in the southern part of its Lost Cities - Cutucu project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 16, 2019 | 6:15 am

Anti-mining protests in Peru threaten $5bn Quellaveco copper project

Community members claim Anglo American has not met its commitment to hire 80% of the required labour locally.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2019 | 10:13 am

South America’s glaciers may have a bigger problem than climate change

Chile has one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water outside the north and south poles, but the abundant glaciers that are the source of that precious commodity are melting fast.

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2019 | 3:28 am

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