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 – The BHP Billiton says it will spend US$2.46 billion to extend the life of a copper mine in Chile by 50 years. The expansion of the Spence open cut mine will deliver 185,000 […]
SANTIAGO – After its official launching last Friday, Chile has started to prep-up details of a vigorous promotional multifaceted campaign in China from August 29 to September 8 in the Asian giant. According to Paulina […]
BRASILIA – A massive 356 kilos emerald was recently unearthed by miners inside the Carnaiba Mine in Brazil. This incredible emerald specimen stands 1.3 meters tall and is valued at approximately US$ 309 million. The […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Copper Commission (Cochilco) expects total investments in mining projects in the country to total US$ 64.856 billion from 2017 to 2026, according to a report released yesterday. According to the Chilean mining […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s copper production in 2017 would be 5.6-million tonnes in the South American nation, a 0.8% rise from 2016, according to state copper commission Cochilco. The body predicts 2017 average copper prices of […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities have approved a US$2.5 billion expansion of BHP Billiton’s Spence copper mine, a local newspaper reported, though the company has not yet decided whether to go ahead with the project. Chile’s […]
SANTIAGO – Search operations were continuing around the clock with up to 120 people on day shift and 60 at night, Mandalay said in an update issued past midnight Monday. Mandalay Resources’ (TSX:MND) mine in […]
SANTIAGO – At least four people have been killed in south-central Chile due to torrential rainfall which has also damaged the homes of nearly 3,000 people. The violent weather that began Thursday slammed nine regions […]
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