February 13, 2018 Experts warn of civil unrest in Argentina as it readies to lift ban on open pit mining President’s move to allow open pit mining in provinces until now opposed to it is part of a broader plan to double foreign investment to $25 billion in eight years.
February 13, 2018 Colombia bomb halts Cerrejon coal train; output, exports unaffected The attack occurred late on Monday in northern La Guajira province where the open-pit coal mine is located.
February 13, 2018 BHP takes $1.8 billion hit from US tax reform Charge is due to due to cuts in the US Federal corporate income tax rate, the world’s biggest mining company said.
February 12, 2018 Andes Iron and Chilean ME enter conciliation process over $2.5-billion project Andes Iron appealed an August 2017 decision that forbade its copper and iron ore project from going forward.
February 12, 2018 MGX eyeing lithium brine assets in Chile Without changing the way it operates, the Canadian miner now wants to set foot in the world’s second lithium producing country.
February 11, 2018 18 die in clash at Venezuelan gold mine Eighteen people have been killed in Venezuela at an illegal gold mine following clashes with security forces.
February 8, 2018 Colombia’s Cerrejon, union reach last-minute deal to avoid strike The largest union at Cerrejon has reached an 11th-hour salary and benefits deal with the company, avoiding a strike, the union said on Thursday.
February 7, 2018 Why Tesla is turning to Chile for its lithium: Andy Home Chile is an obvious place for Tesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, to look for secure supply, as the global lithium mother-lode is in the brine lakes of the country's Atacama…
February 6, 2018 For Barrick Gold the Pascua-Lama hits keep coming $429 million impairment on the stalled project after Chile environment agency ordered final closure.
February 6, 2018 Investment poised to increase in Chile – central bank survey Chile's economy is poised to improve by mid-year as rebounding copper prices and President-elect Sebastian Pinera's promise of business-friendly policies increase optimism among investors.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
