Latin America Top Stories

Freeport-McMoRan posts Q3 profit boosted by gold prices

The average price Freeport received for its gold surged nearly 28% to 1,902 per ounce in Q3, with copper and gold sales nearly 7% higher than the company's July estimates.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 22, 2020 | 10:04 am

Anglo American output in Q3 jumps, thanks to Collahuasi

Total production climbed by 24% from Q2 on the back…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2020 | 7:30 am

MAG Silver reports first production from Juanicipio

Total silver production reached 394,000 ounces for the third quarter.

Jackson Chen | October 21, 2020 | 10:34 am

Fortuna pours first gold at Lindero, shares up

The pour took place on Tuesday, and produced 728 ounces…

Bruno Venditti | October 21, 2020 | 9:01 am

RANKED: Top 10 lowest cost copper mines

Canada's First Quantum Minerals boasts three mines in the Top…

MINING.com Editor | October 21, 2020 | 9:00 am

Antofagasta keeps guidance despite copper output drop

Copper production fell 4.6% in third-quarter to 169,600 tonnes, mainly due to major maintenance work at the flagship Los Pelambres mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2020 | 7:09 am

Soma Gold acquires second subsidiary in Colombia

Four Points, the owner and operator of the El Limón mine, will now be a subsidiary of Soma Gold.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 21, 2020 | 6:15 am

Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger

About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots, says the the World Economic Forum.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2020 | 3:01 am

Josemaria eyes production in 2026 at $3.1b mine in Argentina

A 152,000-tonne-per-day open-pit mine at Josemaria would deliver an average of 136,000 tonnes of copper, 231,000 oz. of gold annually over a 19-year mine life.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 20, 2020 | 11:36 pm