12+ hour, 22+ min ago  (973+ words) The cargo. A single vessel of more than 110, 000 tonnes of iron ore, now being stockpiled for the state's first international shipment. The port. Porto Piau" at Lu"s Correia opened in December 2023 after a 110-million-real investment; iron ore is the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (871+ words) The verdict. An independent audit found Panama's shuttered Cobre Panam" copper mine broadly compliant with its obligations. The score. The Swiss reviewer gave the mine an overall mark of 88 per cent across 370 commitments, short of a perfect grade. The owner....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (813+ words) The hunt. A nickel developer is searching for a cornerstone backer for a large new mine. The price. The project in northeast Brazil carries a price tag of one point four billion dollars. The metal. It would supply nickel and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (535+ words) Not a dam collapse. On January 25, 2026, water-and-sediment overflows hit Vale's F'brica and Viga mines in Brazil from rain-swollen pits, not tailings dams. Units halted. Local authorities suspended the operating permits and Vale stopped work at both sites, which together produce…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1089+ words) Panama " Step by Step For people already holding US dollars, investing in Panama removes one big variable: with a dollarised economy and no exchange controls, there is no currency conversion risk on the way in or out. What you gain…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (924+ words) The deal. BHP, the world's biggest mining company, is preparing to sell all of its electricity transmission lines in Chile. Price tag. Market sources put the value of the assets at around $1. 5bn, with a close possible this year. What's for…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (894+ words) The move. SQM, Chile's lithium giant, is exploring for copper alongside a United States technology partner. The size. The partners will scan more than two thousand square kilometres of SQM land in northern Chile. The money. SQM is funding a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (844+ words) Up 25%. The upgraded plant raised productivity by a quarter in under two years of piloting. Where. The site is Concei'o 2 in Itabira, the Minas Gerais town where Vale was founded 84 years ago. The spend. Vale put about R$200 million ($38. 8m) into…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (663+ words) 401 filings. Brazil's mining regulator logged 401 rare-earth prospecting requests by June 8. 84% in five months. That nearly matches every filing made between 1975 and 2020 combined. "Explosion." The agency itself used that word to describe the surge in interest. Why now. Rare earths are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (359+ words) South America " Economy "The label. Global banks led by BTG Pactual increasingly call Uruguay the "Singapore of Latin America." "The size. A small country of about 3. 4 million people, with an economy near $96 billion ($96bn). "The edge. Uruguay carries the lowest country…...