April 12, 2021

Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen

An Anglo American Plc pilot project has been supplying the clean gas to a forklift at a waste facility in Chile for the past two months.

April 12, 2021

Antofagasta says surging copper price not enough to entice big investments

Company CEO said he was confident Antofagasta would produce between 730,000 tonnes and 760,000 tonnes of copper in 2021 from its Chile operations.

April 12, 2021

Anglo American says output on track at Chilean mines despite virus surge

Anglo was the worst hit among its peers by coronavirus lockdowns in 2020.

April 12, 2021

Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional”

Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.

April 12, 2021

Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election

He has also vowed to enforce environmental protection rules and secure Indigenous communities' participation in deciding the future of projects.

April 11, 2021

In the midst of a presidential election, Peru mining sector reports mixed results

Copper production in Peru has been on a slow roller coaster but it is expected to rise by 16% by year-end.

April 9, 2021

Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners

Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.

April 9, 2021

Samarco files for bankruptcy protection

Vale said the filing would in no way affect its ability to pay reparations to those affected by the 2015 dam burst.

April 9, 2021

Chile lithium watchdog to cut red tape seen crimping sector

Chile’s top lithium regulator is preparing to slash the red tape that investors have long said stymies output and new projects in the world’s No. 2 producer.

April 9, 2021

Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joint project

Chile's copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project.