Latin America Top Stories

Vale posts $1.7 billion loss for 2019

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…

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 10:52 am

The company's new CEO is a former minister of mines…

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

Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to…

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

Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt…

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

Drill highlights include 21 metres of 1.37 g/t gold.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2020 | 1:24 pm

Fabio Schvartsman was supposed to be the fresh face that would help Vale SA, the world’s biggest iron ore miner, advance after a 2015 dam collapse.

Bloomberg News | January 22, 2020 | 11:35 am

Roskill issued a report analyzing future prospects for the Brazilian company.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 22, 2020 | 6:10 am

Chile protests take toll on Antofagasta quarterly output

Despite a series of issues affecting operations in the last months of 2019, the miner produced a record 770,000 tonnes of copper.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2020 | 5:46 am

Fabio Schvartsman is the highest-profile executive facing criminal charges for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2020 | 4:31 pm

The study projects a preproduction capex of $901 million for the open-pit project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2020 | 12:32 pm

Global aluminium production fell by 1.0% last year in its first annual contraction since 2009.

Reuters | January 21, 2020 | 12:15 pm

The announcement comes almost a year after the incident.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2020 | 9:14 am

The South African miner could sell up to a a 30% interest in its Salares Norte gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2020 | 8:20 am