Latin America Top Stories

Chile environmental regulator files charges against Lundin’s Candelaria mine

Copper-gold mine could receive a fine of up to about $23 million, see its environmental credentials revoked or have to close down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2021 | 1:44 pm

Copper price down on pressure from rebounding dollar

Prices snapped a five-session winning streak under pressure from a…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 27, 2021 | 8:48 am

BHP delivers final offer to workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine

Negotiations over the past two months between the company and…

Reuters | July 27, 2021 | 7:59 am

London judges reverse course to reopen $7bn Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP

Court has revived case over collapse of the Fundao dam,…

Reuters | July 27, 2021 | 5:00 am

Peru road blockades hit MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine once again

Residents of three communities in the Chumbivilcas province of the…

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 9:49 pm

Copper producers are paying the price of their covid cutbacks

While producer profits are booming thanks to high prices fueled by the pandemic recovery, their operations are paying the price of covid-fighting measures.

Bloomberg News | July 26, 2021 | 2:10 pm

Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for socialist Castillo

A leadership team headed by centrist legislator María del Carmen Alva from the Popular Action party won by 69-to-10 votes against a rival grouping led by retired military man Jorge Montoya.

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 12:42 pm

Osisko secures gold from Eldorado’s project in Brazil

The company has agreed to buy an up to 2.75% net smelter return royalty on the Tocantinzinho gold project for $10 million cash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2021 | 9:15 am

Equinox restarts operations at Los Filos, shares up

Members of the Xochipala community remain camped near the Guadalupe and Bermejal open pits, disrupting mining activities in that area.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 26, 2021 | 8:25 am

Climate scientists begin key report as G20 failed to reach phase-out coal deal

More than 200 of the world's leading climate scientists have begun working on a key report summarizing how Earth's climate has already changed and what to expect in coming years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2021 | 3:47 am

Record profits and blockbuster dividends: Here come the miners

The top-five western diversified miners may have earned a combined $85 billion for the first half of the year, according to analyst estimates, more than double the level from a year ago.

Bloomberg News | July 25, 2021 | 3:47 pm