Peru pulls permit for $1.8B Tia Maria copper mine
Peru has revoked Southern Copper’s (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) permit for its $1.8-billion Tía María project, forcing a fresh review of one of the country’s most contentious copper developments. The Ministry…
South America
Blast from the Past: When Chile nationalized copper
Chile’s 1971 move to nationalize copper reshaped Latin American mining and still reverberates through global supply. The Northern Miner tracked the crisis before and after the takeover. Even before Congress…
G Mining to buy G2 Goldfields for $3B in Guyana play
Canadian miner G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) agreed to buy G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) in a $3 billion (US$2.2 billion) all-share deal that would bring two…
Argentina OKs Milei glacier mining reform amid protests
Argentina’s Congress approved on Thursday a bill pushed by the country’s right-wing President Javier Milei that opens sensitive high-altitude regions to mining, triggering warnings over water security and environmental risks….
Brazil court re-charges former Vale CEO
Brazil’s top court has reinstated criminal charges against former Vale (NYSE: VALE) CEO Fábio Schvartsman over the 2019 Brumadinho dam collapse, reversing a lower court decision that had dismissed the…
First Quantum taps IFC for Argentina copper push
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has partnered with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to align its Taca Taca copper project in Argentina with global sustainability standards. The agreement…
BRICS+ nations hold 17% of gold reserves: report
Global central banks have been buying up gold at a record pace, purchasing on average about 1,000 tonnes over the past four years, and the momentum has continued into 2026….
PDAC Video: Meridian funds early Cabaçal works
Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) has raised $57.5 million (US$41.5 million) to advance its Cabaçal copper-gold project in western Brazil. The February financing is to pay for long-lead equipment,…
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
At the end of the first quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, up $250 billion so…
Altius acquires 9.9% of TNR Gold
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) has taken up a 9.9% stake in TNR Gold (TSXV: TNR) to further expand its investment holdings in companies with royalty-generating assets. In a statement on…
Chile lithium dispute tied to Cold War-era nukes
France’s Eramet (Euronext: ERA) and Chile’s state mining company Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI) are headed to court in a dispute that could delay development of one of the world’s…
Spotlight 2: 4 companies to watch in Latin America
In addition to precious metals, Latin America is rich in critical minerals, such as copper, and lithium. Beyond these minerals, the continent has potential in graphite, nickel, manganese and rare earth elements. It is proving to be…