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Ternium Plans to Take Usiminas Private, Brazil's Flat-Steel Leader
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (987+ words) A decade-long control war ended in 2023 — now the winner wants the whole company. Ternium plans to take Usiminas private, Brazilian media reported on Monday, 24 August 2026. Shares of Brazil’s largest flat-steel maker jumped more than 7% on the news. The story broke…...
Chile Copper Production Is Stuck at Its 2004 Level
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (867+ words) Chile’s copper output has barely moved in two decades, despite record-high prices. A separate legal ruling just preserved the tax stability miners rely on. Chile copper production is stuck at its 2004 level, even as prices hit record highs. According to…...
Coal and Gold Lift Colombia Mining Output as Crude Slows
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (1034+ words) Colombia’s mining and quarrying sector grew faster than the whole economy in the second quarter of 2026. Even as crude oil output slipped. Colombia mining output is rebounding, driven by coal and gold, even as crude oil production slows. In the…...
Latin American Steel Wrap: Brazil, Mexico Moves
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (761+ words) The session belonged to the laggards. CSN’s New York-listed shares jumped 10.11% to US$0.98, the sharpest gain on the steel board, while Mexican producer Ternium rose 2.29% to US$55.45. The broad SLX steel-producers ETF advanced 2.29% to US$107.20, showing buyers returning to global…...
Lithium Surges as GFEX Futures Jump 4.12%
20+ hour, 9+ min ago (674+ words) Friday’s lithium session belonged to the bulls. China’s GFEX lithium carbonate 2701 contract settled at 158,700 CNY per tonne, a 4.12% jump, with open interest climbing by 31,875 lots, a sign that fresh money is betting on continued strength rather than short covering. The…...
Copper Rallies: Chile, Peru Miners Lead Friday Surge
20+ hour, 9+ min ago (689+ words) Copper closed firmly higher on Friday, August 21, 2026, with the futures-linked CPER tracker up 1.63% to US$39.99. The move was powered by a weaker US dollar and revived expectations of Chinese infrastructure and renewable-energy stimulus. The sharpest equity reactions came from producers…...
Gold & Silver Wrap: Mexico, Peru Miners Gain
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (826+ words) Gold settled at US$4,608 an ounce on Friday, August 21, 2026, a gain of 1.80 percent, while silver ended at US$68.99, up 1.15 percent. Both moves were powered by a softer US dollar, which makes dollar-priced metals cheaper for overseas buyers. The rally also…...
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Gains as China Buys More
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (823+ words) Iron ore’s global benchmark settled at US$95.21 per tonne on Friday, August 21, 2026, up 0.05%, keeping the market within the US$93–US$100 band that has held since June. Brazil’s Vale, the world’s second-largest exporter, saw its New York shares jump 2.53% to US…...
Cerro Verde Offers Arequipa More Than US$3.4 Billion
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (544+ words) The mining giant’s pledge goes beyond copper, targeting water and sanitation in a city where supply is a long-standing worry. Cerro Verde has put more than US$3.4 billion on the table for Arequipa, covering mining expansion plus water and sanitation…...
Southern Copper Lines Up US$8.2 Billion of Peru Projects Through 2033
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (628+ words) The plan targets 1.6 million tonnes of copper by 2033, a big step for Peru’s largest producer. Southern Copper is lining up more than US$8.2 billion of investment in Peru through 2033, according to El Comercio. The plan covers four major projects that…...