Southern Copper to Spend US$8.2 Billion in Peru
Southern Copper Peru investment of about US$8.2 billion to 2033 sits alongside a road closure that has isolated Arequipa for...
August 21, 2026Section
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Ecuador’s Mining Exports Overtake Its Bananas
Ecuador mining exports reached US$2.63 billion in the first half, up 40.6%, overtaking bananas for second place among non-oil exports...
August 21, 2026
Chile Wants Six Million Tonnes of Copper. Right Now It Is Producing Less Each Year
Chile's copper production target of six million tonnes runs against Cochilco's own forecast of 5.27 million this year, a fall...
August 20, 2026
An Australian Miner Just Secured US$120 Million to Dig Rare Earths in Minas Gerais
Viridis has secured up to US$120 million for the Colossus rare earths project in Minas Gerais, with New York's OneIM...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia Sold Almost Twice as Much Mining Abroad — With Less Metal
Bolivia mining exports hit US$4.45 billion in the first half of 2026, up 91% on a year earlier, even though...
August 20, 2026
Vale Says Fixing Brazil’s Permit System Is Worth US$251 Billion. It Also Wants a Mineral Washington Is Chasing
Vale mining permitting changes could yield up to R$1.3 trillion in tax revenue over ten years, the company says, as...
August 20, 2026
SQM Will Spend US$3 Billion by 2028, Most of It on One Salt Flat
The SQM investment plan puts about US$3 billion of capital spending into 2026-2028, centred on the Salar Futuro lithium project...
August 20, 2026
Vale Wants Brazil’s Mining Output to Reach US$99 Billion a Year by 2035
Vale and Accenture put a policy agenda to Brazil's presidential candidates: mineral output up to R$535 billion a year by...
August 18, 2026
Copper Overtakes Iron Ore at BHP, and Most of It Comes From Chile
BHP's FY2026 results show copper overtakes iron ore as top earner, with Chile leading. Learn what this means for the...
August 18, 2026