3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (602+ words) May 23 (UPI) -- More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009. The explosion happened at 7: 29 p. m. CST Friday at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province....

5+ day, 18+ min ago  (620+ words) BUENOS AIRES, May 18 (UPI) -- Argentina's Large Investment Incentive Regime, known as RIGI, surpassed $27 billion in approved investment commitments this week after the government authorized two new mining projects under the program aimed at attracting foreign capital. The initiative, promoted by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (778+ words) BUENOS AIRES, May 11 (UPI) -- Argentina's government will send Congress a bill this week to create a new incentive aimed at attracting large foreign investments, with benefits that exceed those offered under the current framework, President Javier Milei said. RIGI stands…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (229+ words) SANTIAGO, Chile, April 21 (UPI) -- Chile and the United States signed two agreements aimed at boosting cooperation and investment in critical minerals and strengthening efforts against transnational organized crime. The countries formalized a memorandum of understanding Monday to expand collaboration across…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (474+ words) April 29 (UPI) -- Ecuador signed an agreement with Chinese mining giant CMOC Group Limited to develop the Cangrejos project, set to become the country's first large-scale open-pit gold mine and its biggest gold and copper operation. Through its subsidiary Odin Mining…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (640+ words) April 27 (Asia Today) -- The United States and Australia have taken a major step toward rebuilding a non-China rare earth supply chain, with heavy rare earth separation restarting outside China for the first time in three decades, according to a report....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (357+ words) April 17 (UPI) -- Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodr'guez, signed a new mining law and thanked President Donald Trump for his "willingness" to advance bilateral cooperation, signaling a potential thaw in relations between the two countries. The Organic Mining Law aims to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (484+ words) April 9 (UPI) -- Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved Thursday a reform of the Glacier Law that loosens environmental protections and allows new mining and hydrocarbon activities in previously restricted areas, the Office of the President of Argentina said. With 137 votes in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (485+ words) April 7 (UPI) -- Chilean President Jos" Antonio Kast expressed support for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, a British-controlled territory in the South Atlantic, during his first visit to Argentina. Kast met Monday with Argentine President Javier Milei at the…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (835+ words) SANTIAGO, Chile, March 20 (UPI) -- Mining companies BHP and U. S. -based Freeport-Mc Mo Ran submitted two copper projects worth more than $12. 5 billion combined to Chile's Environmental Impact Assessment System, marking one of the clearest signs of a revival in mining investment in…...