Latin America Top Stories

Prices triple in Brazil’s lopsided market for carbon credits

Something is amiss in Brazil’s biggest carbon market.

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2022 | 10:01 am

Kinross Gold to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results

Kinross is targeting construction by 2027 and first production by…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2022 | 6:23 am

USGS deploys satellite imagery in the global fight against illegal mining

Artisanal and small-scale mining can lead to commodities being mined,…

Henry Lazenby | June 28, 2022 | 11:46 am

Teck tests carbon capture use and storage at Canadian operations

Canada’s largest diversified miner has set the pilot project at its Trail…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 3:39 am

Global iron ore production growth to accelerate until 2026 – report

Growth in Australia, faster growth in Brazil and stabilisation in…

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 3:42 pm

Salazar, Adventus earmark $270m for Ecuador copper-gold project

Pre-construction work at the Curipamba-El Domo copper and gold project is expected to begin this year and construction in Q2 2023.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2022 | 7:58 am

PDAC 2022: Colombia pushes diversification of mining sector as presidential vote looms

Colombia has been trying to diversify its mining sector away from thermal coal.

Alisha Hiyate | June 14, 2022 | 7:40 am

Samarco, creditors to discuss restructuring proposals on June 21

Creditors rejected the company's last proposal on April 18 and filed an alternative plan a month later.

Reuters | June 14, 2022 | 7:17 am

Argentina offers tax sweeteners to encourage fledgling copper sector

Argentina said it would introduce a new optional tax regime for copper producers that could potentially lower export duties.

Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 5:36 pm

Colombia stepping up oil, coal production amid Russia sanctions

Oil and mining combined provide more than 50% of Colombia's monthly exports, according to government figures.

Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 4:43 pm

EnergyX disqualified from Bolivian lithium race on technicality, company says

Six firms are still competing to secure a partnership, none of them have exploited lithium at a commercial scale before.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 3:19 pm

Orla Mining expands into Nevada with $187m Gold Standard Ventures acquisition

Gold Standard's main asset is the South Railroad open-pit project located on the Carlin trend in Nevada.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 2:50 pm

Chile and Ecuador restart copper talks after yearslong impasse

Ecuador and Chile have resumed negotiations over a partnership to develop a major copper deposit.

Bloomberg News | June 12, 2022 | 3:04 pm

New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities

The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed upon by MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 2:32 pm

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Prices triple in Brazil’s lopsided market for carbon credits

Kinross Gold to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results

USGS deploys satellite imagery in the global fight against illegal mining

Teck tests carbon capture use and storage at Canadian operations

Global iron ore production growth to accelerate until 2026 – report

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Salazar, Adventus earmark $270m for Ecuador copper-gold project

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