March 29, 2022

Rio Tinto secures lithium project in Argentina

The $825 million acquisition of Rincon gives Rio Tinto a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of South America's lithium triangle.

March 28, 2022

Anglo looks to the sea as water scarcity hits Chile copper mines

The proposal is to build a plant on the coast of the Valparaiso region that would produce drinking water for residents in exchange for access to waste water that could…

March 28, 2022

Miners gather in copper capital facing ‘another world’ of tumult

The last time the copper industry gathered in Santiago, prices were below $3/lb amid concerns over a slowdown in Chinese demand.

March 28, 2022

Codelco may partly privatize some assets, executive says

Patricio Vergara, VP of mining resources and development, said the hived-off assets could become eventual partnerships.

March 28, 2022

Vale settles $630m in cases related to Brumadinho disaster

The collapse of a tailings dam at Vale's Corrego do Feijao mine in Brumadinho released a mudflow that killed 270 people in January 2019.

March 27, 2022

Las Bambas workers launch protest action

The union representing Las Bambas workers demands a review of the end-of-year profit amounts paid by the MMG to its employees.

March 27, 2022

War sparks Wall Street’s rush to commodity-rich emerging markets

A deep divide is opening up as investors focus their hopes on commodity exporters in the Middle East and Latin America.

March 27, 2022

Poll shows that more Colombians support mining

In Colombia, 74% of residents of municipalities where mining operations exist and 64% of non-mining municipalities believe that mining is beneficial for the country.

March 27, 2022

‘New’ frog species discovered near mining sites in Ecuador

Researchers have asked for the new species of glass frogs to be listed as ‘endangered.’

March 25, 2022

Peru community plans opposition to Las Bambas mine expansion

MMG said it will complete work on Chalcobamba within five months to begin production in the second half of 2022.