A Peruvian Miner Bets Up to US$28.9 Million on Copper Near Lima
Peru's Minsur signed an option to earn 75% of the Lacsha copper project from Canadian Latin Metals, spending up to...
August 18, 2026Section
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Mining Industry News News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Buenaventura Invests US$36.2 Million to Extend Uchucchacua Mine Life
Buenaventura invests US$36.2 million in its Uchucchacua silver mine to extend operations to June 2029, pending Senace approval. Key details...
August 18, 2026
Argentina Scraps Eight Mining Programmes in Rulebook Clean-Up
Argentina's mining secretariat has scrapped eight resolutions dating to 2008, including the PEDMA strategic plan. Signed agreements stay in force.
August 18, 2026
Colombia Draft Decree Proposes to End Israel Coal Export Ban
Colombia's trade ministry has published a draft decree that would end the ban on selling thermal coal to Israel. Nothing...
August 18, 2026
Chile Mining Strategy: Less Tax, Argentina Treaty
Chile's new mining strategy offers lower taxes and faster permits, and a reactivated Argentina treaty ties about US$20.7 billion in...
August 13, 2026
Antofagasta Minerals Bets Over US$7 Billion on Copper Without Continental Water
Antofagasta Minerals is committing more than US$7 billion to copper projects that run on desalinated seawater instead of continental fresh...
August 13, 2026
Copper’s Record Run Hands Chile a Windfall as Cochilco Lifts Its Forecast
Chile's Cochilco raised its 2026 copper price forecast to US$5.95 a pound as prices hit records, handing copper-dependent Chile a...
August 12, 2026
Los Azules Could Make Argentina a Copper Player at Last
Los Azules, a US$2.7 billion copper project in San Juan backed by Stellantis and Rio Tinto, could make Argentina a...
August 12, 2026
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome: What the Buyers Enforced That Regulators Could Not
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome as buyers enforce supply chain rules after Congo's uranium scare. Learn who wins, who loses in...
August 12, 2026