Site visit: Fortuna Mining drives value at Lindero pit
In a lunar-like landscape high in the Argentinian Andes, workers in white hazmat suits pace the cyanide-damp heap-leach pad. They have begun stacking ore on a second stage of Fortuna…
South America
Don’t tariff copper imports, limit exports: US industry
Some key players in the United States copper industry are urging President Donald Trump to forgo import tariffs and instead opt for targeted export restrictions in a bid to revive homegrown production….
Antofagasta to invest $200M in Cachorro copper project
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has earmarked $200 million over seven years for a new exploration stage at its Cachorro copper project in the country’s north. The move follows the…
Patagonia Gold secures $40M for Argentina project
Patagonia Gold (TSXV: PGDC) said on Monday it has secured an investment of $40 million (C$55.5 million) to support the development of its main Calcatreu project in Rio Negro, central…
Infographic: Copper spheres of control
Who controls the future of copper?
PDAC Video: Tailwinds push Marimaca Copper towards permit milestone this year
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) is looking at a year of milestones with its definitive feasibility planned for its namesake project in the middle of the year and environmental approval from…
Alpayana poised to let Sierra takeover bid die
Peru’s Alpayana said it’s prepared to let its revised bid for Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; US-OTC: SMTSF; BVL: SMT) expire in two weeks after the Canadian miner urged shareholders to…
China retaliates with more curbs on rare earth exports
China fought back against United States President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs Friday by slapping immediate export restrictions on key rare earth elements in a move that could potentially endanger the…
Is this when Chile’s lithium wager pays off?
Two years after President Gabriel Boric pushed to develop Chile’s lithium potential, the initiative could soon start to bear fruit. The government is expected to announce four deals this year…
Spotlight: Latin America projects to watch – Part 2
Latin America is well-known for its long mining history and rich mineral endowment. This is the second part of two, highlighting four companies with exciting assets to watch. The first…
JV Article: Aris boosts gold production in Colombia
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE: ARMN) says expansion of its two Colombian mines will start delivering increased output as soon as this year. Consolidated gold production is projected to rise…
OPEC-style lithium cartel now unlikely, analyst says
The odds of Latin America’s three lithium powers banding together to form a production cartel have almost evaporated due to contrasting economic models, a leading geopolitical analyst says. Argentina, Chile…