September 6, 2018 Glencore seeks to grow Brazil fuel distribution unit -Ale CEO Glencore expects its recently acquired Brazilian fuel distribution company Ale Combustíveis SA to pursue growth opportunities without making acquisitions.
September 6, 2018 Norsk Hydro working to convince Brazil to resume full output at Alunorte refinery Hydro was ordered to slash output by half at Alunorte after the company admitted to making unlicensed emissions of untreated water during severe rains.
September 5, 2018 World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper assets, buys stake in SolGold BHP will gain access to SolGold's Cascabel project, in northern Ecuador, believed to have the potential to become one of the largest copper-gold assets ever discovered.
September 4, 2018 A new online directory for Miners looking for partners and funding projects in Latin America Having successfully connected over 2000 Latin American mining companies with investors and financiers through the annual Summit, the online directory was created to continue this connectivity throughout the year. This…
September 4, 2018 Neo Lithium lining up partner for $490m Argentine venture The project, which straddles salt flats and lakes across 135 square miles near the Chilean border, is billed as having high concentrations of lithium.
September 4, 2018 Tahoe’s Escobal mine licence to remain suspended — Guatemalan court Guatemala's highest court ruling says mining operations will be suspended until government carries out consultation of the local indigenous people.
September 3, 2018 Mining dust could be affecting Chilean glaciers: activists Environmentalists say that glaciers close to mining sites could melt more rapidly.
September 2, 2018 Colombia asks for Venezuela’s cooperation in case of five murdered miners The workers were killed in a gold mine in the southern Bolívar state.
August 31, 2018 Grupo Mexico could reopen San Martin mine after 11 years Miner Grupo Mexico could reopen the country's largest underground mine in the first quarter of 2019, after it closed due to a workers strike.
August 31, 2018 Tahoe halts operations at its La Arena gold mine in Peru after protest Temporary suspension of mining activities comes after about 100 people trespassed and demanded payment for alleged environmental impacts of the operation on their community.
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
