Latin America Top Stories

Vale preparing for potential fuel leak from damaged ore carrier

MV Stellar Banner is stranded off the Brazilian northern coast.

Reuters | February 27, 2020 | 2:39 pm

Company released the results of two holes completed at the…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 27, 2020 | 12:03 pm

The deal received Investment Canada Act's approval, and all the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2020 | 6:46 am

Naranjillo is a grassroots epithermal silver discovery located in the…

MINING.com Editor | February 26, 2020 | 12:10 pm

The ship's commander issued an emergency satellite alert on Tuesday…

Reuters | February 26, 2020 | 11:51 am

Brazil received more than $1 billion dollars in mineral royalties in 2019.

Bruno Venditti | February 21, 2020 | 3:28 pm

Internal probe confirms Vale knew Brumadinho dam was unsafe

The iron ore giant was aware of the facility’s fragile condition from 2003.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2020 | 3:48 am

Company reported a $1.56 billion net loss in the fourth quarter.

Bruno Venditti | February 20, 2020 | 4:14 pm

Newmont cemented its position as the world's largest gold producer following its takeover of Goldcorp.

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 10:52 am

The company's new CEO is a former minister of mines in Ecuador.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 20, 2020 | 6:15 am

Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to reduce geological uncertainty at La Fortuna deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 5:58 am

Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt per year, making Capstone also the largest producer of the metal in the Americas.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 3:48 am

Labor Secretary Luisa Maria Alcalde said specialists have identified a new route to enter the Pasta de Conchos mine.

Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 2:01 pm

A deterioration in the global economic outlook has also led the company to scale back a planned expansion of its manganese mining operation in Gabon.

Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 11:23 am