Latin America
Chile Supreme Court halts Goldcorp’s El Morro mine development
Chile's Supreme Court has halted the development of Goldcorp's El Morro gold and copper mine and told the company to hold consultations with the...
Latin America
Lundin Mining to buy Freeport’s 80% stake in Chilean copper mine for $1.8bn
Canada-based Lundin Mining has signed a deal to buy Freeport-McMoRan's 80% stake in the Candelaria / Ojos del Salado copper mining operations and related...
Latin America
US court upholds 20-year ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon
A US federal court has upheld the 20-year uranium mining ban on one million acres of land near the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the...
Latin America
Anglo American gets licence for Minas-Rio iron ore mining project in Brazil
Mining giant Anglo American has received a licence from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to start production at the Minas-Rio iron ore mine and processing...
Latin America
Anglo American gains environmental approval for slurry pipe at Minas Rio in Brazil
Mining giant Anglo American has received approval from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to operate a slurry pipe at its Minas Rio iron ore project...
Latin America
Escondida copper mine workers union call for strike in Chile
A labour union at Chile's Escondida copper mine Sindicato No. 1 has called for a strike from 22 to 24 September over demands to...
Latin America
Grupo Mexico to spend $151m on toxic spill clean-up at Buenavista copper mine
Grupo Mexico and its subsidiaries have agreed to spend $151m to clean-up the toxic spill at its Buenavista del Cobre copper mine in Sonara...
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