South America Top Stories

Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale, and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster

A court in Belo Horizonte ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove that "individual actions" directly contributed to the collapse of the dam.

Bruno Venditti | November 14, 2024 | 10:00 am

Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report

Deep sea mining is expected to negatively affect countries that…

MINING.COM Editor | November 14, 2024 | 1:00 am

Ross Beaty awarded TNM’s lifetime achievement award

Ross Beaty flipped the laptop around and pointed its camera…

Colin McClelland | November 8, 2024 | 6:00 am

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho

Salt Lake City, Utah – Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) vice-president…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 9:00 am

NGOs file complaint before OECD, demand closure of Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia

The Cerrejón thermal coal mine is owned by BHP, Anglo American and Glencore.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2021 | 6:15 am

Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups

To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2021 | 3:54 am

Crystallex closer to being paid off by Venezuela

The Canadian miner received a favourable ruling related to the gold mine that the Hugo Chávez regime expropriated back in 2008.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2021 | 10:58 am

Lithium Chile allowed back into its Laguna Blanca project

Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the Canadian miner’s ability to continue exploring the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2021 | 3:17 am

Lara Exploration expands Planalto copper project in Brazil

The Canadian company signed a deal with a subsidiary of Anglo American do Brasil to acquire an exploration licence adjacent Planalto.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2021 | 3:22 am

Fruta del Norte exceeds 2020 production guidance

Lundin Gold’s flagship mine produced 242,400 ounces of gold last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2021 | 2:46 am

Samarco starts iron ore shipment to Europe

BHP and Vale controlled company started on Monday its first shipment, five years after Fundão dam tragedy.

Bruno Venditti | January 11, 2021 | 6:36 pm

Canadian company’s exploration rights in Peru hanging by a thread

After granting exploration mineral rights to a subsidiary of Tesoro Minerals, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines is revisiting its decision.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2021 | 6:36 pm

Bear Creek raising $30M in bought deal

Bear Creek Mining is raising $30 million in a bought deal financing led by Stifel GMP. The net proceeds of the offering […]

Alisha Hiyate | January 6, 2021 | 4:57 pm

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Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale, and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster

Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report

Ross Beaty awarded TNM’s lifetime achievement award

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho

NGOs file complaint before OECD, demand closure of Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia

Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups

Crystallex closer to being paid off by Venezuela

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