Latin America

An urgent search operation is underway to free five miners who became trapped in an unlicensed gold and silver mine in Nicaragua, after it collapsed on Thursday due to a landslide.   Rescuers have successfully saved 22 workers since...

The Chilean mining industry will invest $105bn in mining projects across the country over the next decade from this year to 2023, according to the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco).   Of the total investments, $81bn will go towards the...

Australian gold producer Troy Resources has purchased more than $1.1bn worth of mining equipment to help kick-start operations at its $87m Karouni Gold mine in the West Omai region of Guyana, by next year.   The purchased equipment includes...

Brazilian mining giant Vale has secured a preliminary environmental licence from the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama) to expand its Carajás mine located in Para state.   The licence allows the company to...

Canadian gold mining firm Torex Gold Resources has raised a $375m loan from a group of banks through its subsidiary Minera Media Luna in order to develop its El Limon-Guajes project in Mexico.   Minera has raised the loan...

Mexican authorities have imposed restrictions on water supplies in some cities and towns in the northern part of the country, including the Sonora state capital of Hermosillo, following a spill of contaminated wastewater from the nearby copper mine.  ...

The Supreme Court of Chile has cleared the construction of a storage facility at the Sierra Gorda mine in the country.   The $43m facility is to be built by private port operator Antofagasta Terminal International (ATI) and will...