Brazil Mining Regulator Chief Indicted Over Iron Ore Scheme
Brazil mining regulator ANM chief Mauro Sousa indicted June 27 for feeding firms insider data in a 51-person iron ore...
June 28, 2026Section
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Ecuador Reopens Its Mining Map, With the IMF Watching the Clock
Ecuador mining's frozen concession registry reopens under an IMF June 2026 deadline, unlocking six copper and gold projects worth roughly...
June 25, 2026
Brazil’s Biggest Bauxite Mine Wins License to Keep Digging to 2041
Brazil's largest bauxite producer, MRN, has won an Ibama license to open new Amazon mines and keep the country's aluminum...
June 23, 2026
The Amazon State Set to Win One in Five of Brazil’s Mining Dollars
The Amazon state of Para is set to draw 14.7 billion dollars in mining investment, even as Brazil pushes a...
June 23, 2026
EU’s Brazil Rare-Earth Push Turns From Politics to Deals
An EU commissioner visited a Brazilian rare-earth site and a first supply letter emerged, showing Europe's drive to source minerals...
June 23, 2026
Peru Has a $64 Billion Mining Wish List. Will It Get Built?
Peru just unveiled a record mining pipeline worth over sixty-four billion dollars, but a worsening investment climate could keep much...
June 20, 2026
A Key Audit Clears the Path to Reopen Panama’s Giant Copper Mine
An independent audit found Panama's shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine broadly compliant, removing one obstacle as the country weighs a...
June 20, 2026
US Firms Eye Guyana Alumina Refinery in Push Beyond Oil
A US delegation led by ATALCO is courting Guyana over a Berbice alumina refinery, a critical-minerals play moving the oil...
June 19, 2026
A $1.4bn Brazilian Mine Hunts a Cornerstone Backer
Brazilian Nickel is hunting an anchor investor for a $1.4bn nickel and cobalt mine, a test of the West's push...
June 19, 2026