Daniel Gutman BUENOS AIRES – Argentina does not have the mining tradition of other South American countries, but this could begin to change. The government wants to draw 30 billion dollars in foreign investment to tap […]
SANTIAGO – Outotec, a Finland-based technology company, has been awarded orders for the delivery of process equipment for a copper concentrator expansion in Chile, the firm said on Thursday. The contract value booked in Outotec’s […]
SANTIAGO – The dawn of Wednesday confirmed the rescue of the two miners who remained trapped inside the Julia Mine, owned by businessman Lázaro Milla, near Taltal, Antofagasta Region. The workers were identified as Luis […]
TOKYO/SANTIAGO – Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. has concluded a contract to provide desalination and water-pumping services for a copper mine in northern Chile for 20 years, the Jiji Press reported on Tuesday. It […]
SANTIAGO – President Michelle Bachelet’s entire economic team resigned Thursday, in a major blow to South America’s wealthiest and most stable nation just three months before key presidential election. Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes, his deputy […]
BRASILIA – Brazil stripped a vast Amazon nature reserve of its protected status in a move that could expand mining in the region, in a decree published on Wednesday. The four million-hectare reserve is home […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ambassador to the Philippines Jose Miguel Capdevila is confident that it will just be a matter of time before Manila and Santiago sign a free trade deal (FTA) that will usher in […]
SANTIAGO – A group of scientists have sent an open letter to Chilean authorities in which they affirm that port mining project Dominga and port project Cruz Grande are incompatible with the marine biodiversity found […]
SANTIAGO – The BHP Billiton says it will spend US$2.46 billion to extend the life of a copper mine in Chile by 50 years. The expansion of the Spence open cut mine will deliver 185,000 […]
BRASILIA – A massive 356 kilos emerald was recently unearthed by miners inside the Carnaiba Mine in Brazil. This incredible emerald specimen stands 1.3 meters tall and is valued at approximately US$ 309 million. The […]
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