Chile indigenous communities suspend dialogue with SQM

The four largest indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama salt flat suspended dialogue with state-run copper giant Codelco and lithium miner SQM over expanding lithium mining in the flat, the ...

Rio Tinto in search of the next ndida mine in Chile

Rio Tinto owns 30% of Chile's ndida, the world's largest copper mine, but the operation is run by BHP. The so-called Palmani project aims to discover and characterize the mining potential ...

Gold Fields buys into Torq's copper project in Chile

Gold Fields, which has 15.5% of Torq, would spend the amount over six years to acquire three-quarters of the 32.5-sq.-km project in the Maricunga belt, the companies said on Thursday.

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Hochschild taps into rare earths with Chile acquisition

The Peru-based miner had invested $2.5 million in the BioLantanidos project during 2018 and early 2019 in exchange for a 6.2% stake with an option to increase ownership.

Nexa Resources halts Peru zinc mine due to blockade

Rare Earth; Coal; Uranium; ... has halted production at its Atacocha San Gerardo open pit zinc mine in Peru due to a road ... Peru is the world's no. 2 copper producer after Chile and an ...

Canadian gold miner to enter the copper business in Chile

In detail, the mining site is located along the West Fissure, near the border with Peru, which hosts to the majority of Chile's large porphyry copper deposits including the ndida, Collahuasi ...

Aclara advances on environmental permitting for Chilean rare earth …

The Penco module covers a 6-sq.-km area hosting an ionic clay deposit rich in heavy rare earths, with measured and indicated resources totalling 27.5 million tonnes grading 2,292 parts per million ...

Chile mulls revision to mining code

Chile is in the process of setting a Presidential Advisory Commission, which will come up with a new national mining policy for the 2018-2050 period, covering taxes, environmental and social aspects.

EV Minerals plans to acquire copper asset in Chile

EV Minerals has signed a binding letter of intent (LOI) with 15007887 Canada Inc., (Target), to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of the Target, which holds an option agreement to acquire the Santa Monica Copper Project in Chile.

BHP to reopen Cerro Colorado mine in Chile by decade's end

BHP Group expects to reopen its Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile toward the end of the decade, local paper La Tercera reported on Thursday. BHP declined to comment. Sign Up for the Copper Digest

Hochschild Mining acquires Chilean rare earth deposit

Gold and silver producer Hochschild Mining has acquired the BioLantanidos ionic clay rare earth deposit in Chile for $56.3m.. Hochschild has previously invested $2.5m in the deposit, which features a high concentration of a series of rare earth elements used in magnets for electric cars and wind turbines.

A Western Hemisphere Minerals Strategy for the …

In California, MP Materials' Mountain Pass mine represents the only rare earth mining site in North America and the largest producer of REEs in the Western Hemisphere, constituting 15 percent of the world's production. …

Camino to partner with Japan's Nittetsu at Los Chapitos

The Mina Justa IOCG copper mine is located approximately 100 km north of Los Chapitos in southern Peru, and is noted as one of the world's newest large-scale copper producers behind Quellaveco ...

Into the deep: The pros and cons of deep-sea mining

The ocean floor is filled with trillions of deposits of rare earth elements including lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, aluminium, manganese and zinc. ... evidenced in ecological in human catastrophes caused by terrestrial mining for these minerals in places such as DRC and Chile, ... One study that simulated deep-sea mining in the Peru Basin in ...

Peruvian discovery may hold 'hidden pool' of …

Rio Sol added there is now enough evidence to state that Capacscaya — located approximately 123 km northwest of Cusco — contains both light and heavy rare earth elements and metals, as well as ...

Global race for critical minerals… a unique …

Latin America holds some of the world's largest mineral deposits, ranging from Chile's largest and fourth largest deposits of copper and lithium respectively, to Brazil's third largest global reserves in nickel and rare earth …

Miners down tools at two Chilean copper mines, as majors …

Sprott agrees that, Chile and Peru, the top copper-producing countries, are grappling with labor strikes and protests, compounded by declining ore grades. Russia, ranked seventh in copper ...

BHP partners with Chile miners to battle cybersecurity risks

Studies indicate that, by 2025, cyberattacks will cost companies approximately $10.5 billion, the miner noted. Anglo American was the victim of a cyber-attack in December. This initiative, led by ...

Nexa Resources eyes expansion in Peru

The move follows Nexa's announcement in January in which it earmarked $58 million for exploration this year, as part of its long-term strategy to replace and increase mineral reserves and ...

Gold Fields adopts space tech to boost exploration in Chile

Peru produced more in August largely thanks to Glencore's Antamina, which produced 26.5% more of the red metal year-on-year. Reuters | October 16, 2024 | 1:49 pm NEGx Minerals to raise $127 ...

Junior exploration in Peru

Looking at the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) statistics, although investment into Peru's mining industry increased by over 20% in 2019, exploration was the one area which went down, from ...

Codelco, ABB to collaborate on decarbonisation of Chile mining …

Chile state-owned mining company Codelco has signed an LOI with ABB to explore a strategic collaboration aimed at decarbonising its mining operations. The partnership will focus on deploying digitalisation, automation and electrification solutions at existing and future mining projects to meet Codelco's net-zero targets.

Southern Copper aims to boost Peru output by 520,000t in 8 …

Southern Copper, Peru's third largest copper producer controlled by Grupo Mexico, expects to boost its copper production in Peru by 520,000 metric tons in 8-10 years if it executes its $8.5 ...

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position …

Mina Justa – held by Minsur joint venture – represents one of the world's newest copper mines, entering production in 2021 with a capital investment of approximately $1.6 billion.

Latin America's opportunity in critical minerals for the clean …

But Latin America could expand into a range of other materials such as rare earth elements that are required for electric vehicle motors and wind turbines, and nickel, a key component in batteries. ... led by Chile (27%), Peru (10%) and Mexico (3%). The region's share of global reserves is largely similar to its share of production, although ...

Aclara Resources withdraws EIA application for its …

Hochschild Mining's (LSE: HOC) rare earths spin-off Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has withdrawn an environment impact assessment (EIA) application for its Penco Module project in central Chile to ...