South America Top Stories

Spotlight: Global precious metals exploration 1

Record precious metal prices are driving global exploration for gold and silver. Here’s a list of four companies to keep an eye on. Another four companies under the global […]

Northern Miner Staff | March 9, 2026 | 9:30 am

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP)…

Blair McBride | February 3, 2026 | 10:00 am

Founders Metals boosts land holding, drilling

Founders Metals, (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) one of the most advanced gold…

Blair McBride | January 9, 2026 | 11:59 am

Veolia sets new standard for large-scale water reuse in Brazil

Veolia’s innovative technologies are establishing a benchmark for water reuse…

Joseph Quesnel | July 29, 2025 | 6:23 pm

Site visit: Pasco aims to green the Andes by mining silver-zinc tailings

CERRO DE PASCO, PERU — Standing on a hilltop over…

Blair McBride | June 10, 2025 | 5:52 pm

Indonesia accounts for over 50% of deforestation caused by large-scale mining

More than half of all tropical deforestation directly attributable to industrial mining takes place in Indonesia, according to new research conducted at […]

Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 5:05 am

G Mining proceeds with construction of Tocantinzinho gold mine in Brazil

G Mining Ventures (TSXV: GMIN; OTC:GMINF) has made a formal decision to proceed with the construction of the Tocantinzinho (TZ) gold project […]

Jackson Chen | September 12, 2022 | 11:26 am

Ancient remains found at Glencore’s project in Argentina

A mine worker at Glencore’s El Pachón copper and molybdenum project in Argentina’s San Juan province bumped into human remains while performing […]

Staff Writer | September 11, 2022 | 11:39 am

JV Article: Outcrop Silver on cusp of Santa Ana resource estimate

The Frias underground mine on Outcrop Silver and Gold’s (TSXV: OCG; US-OTC: OCGSF) Santa Ana land package in Colombia produced 7.8 million […]

Northern Miner Staff | September 5, 2022 | 8:52 am

Mining title applications in Colombia to include stricter environmental considerations

Colombia’s State Council, which is the supreme tribunal with jurisdiction over administrative issues, ruled that the national government and the National Mining […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 3, 2022 | 12:41 pm