March 14, 2022 A top Brazilian hedge fund is betting on gold after Russian sanctions Gold-backed exchange-traded funds have been drawing significant inflows as investors seek haven assets amid the geopolitical turmoil.
March 13, 2022 Albemarle facing environmental charges in Chile for over-extracting lithium-rich brine Chile’s Environment Superintendence launched a legal procedure against Albemarle for over-extracting brine at its Atacama salt flat operation.
March 11, 2022 This 36-year-old is leading Latin America to a green revolution Gabriel Boric is in the vanguard of a new awareness across Latin America of climate change and its link to inequality.
March 11, 2022 Mining, inflation and migration: Chile’s Boric faces full in-tray Gabriel Boric, a 36-year-old former student protest leader and lawmaker, has pledged to shake Chile's market-led economic model
March 11, 2022 Lithium mining, climate change impacting flamingo populations in Chile Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years.
March 10, 2022 Chile regulator fines BHP’s Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama Chile's environmental regulator has fined Escondida $8.2 million for damage caused by water extraction.
March 10, 2022 Codelco board chairman resigns shortly before his term ends Juan Benavides held the position at the world's largest copper producing company since being appointed in May 2018.
March 10, 2022 Iron ore price retreats while BofA sees risk of market deficit in 2022 Bank of America said prices at $150 a tonne are justifiable at present.
March 10, 2022 Creditors of Vale-BHP venture Samarco suspend assembly to analyze new proposal Samarco, a joint venture between Vale and BHP, is considering making adjustments to the plan but not major changes.
March 10, 2022 Kinross pours first gold at La Coipa mine in Chile It said is on track to ramp up to full production at the gold mine, located in the country’s northern Atacama region, by mid-year.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
