Latin America

SANY shipped its first batch of SKT110Ei pure-electric autonomous mining trucks to South America on 12 August 2026, marking the company's first autonomous mining truck project in Latin America. The trucks left SANY's Heavy Equipment Industrial Park in Shenyang,...

Argentina and South Korea have agreed to deepen cooperation across the lithium value chain as part of a broader critical minerals partnership announced during the South Korean president's visit to Buenos Aires. The memorandum of understanding positions lithium exploration,...

South Korea and Chile have signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs), including a mineral resources partnership, to strengthen cooperation on lithium and copper supply chains and support investment across the critical minerals sector. The agreements were signed during a summit...

A new German-Chilean research initiative has been launched to accelerate collaboration on sustainable lithium extraction, battery recycling and critical minerals research, aiming to strengthen resilient battery supply chains while promoting cleaner production technologies. The project, known as PaNaBat, will establish...

Brazil and South Korea are deepening their mining cooperation with a sharp focus on critical minerals, signaling a new chapter in bilateral resource diplomacy that is expected to gain further momentum heading into 2026. The two nations have been...

CMOC Group, the China-headquartered mining company with expanding global operations, has entered into an iron ore prepayment financing arrangement tied to its Brazilian mining assets. The deal represents a notable move in how major mining corporations are structuring their...

Hitachi Construction Machinery has added its second Chile mining fleet with the deployment of equipment at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde mine in the Atacama Region. The latest fleet delivery marks another milestone for the company in Chile and supports mining...