Anglo American said that, after talks and an agreement with a Chilean water desalination provider, it has secured the supply of desalinated water – which will meet nearly half of its needs – for its Los Bronces open-pit copper mine in the country. Anglo American base metals business CEO Ruben Fernandes said that the miner has a target to reduce…
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Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in northern Chile have accepted a new offer from the global miner and will not move forward with a planned strike over safety concerns, reported Reuters. The Sindicato No. 1 union said that 1,495 members out of the 1,902 who voted accepted the new proposal from BHP. “This proposal contains a series of concrete and…
Read MoreGuatemala’s national mining association Gremial de Recursos Naturales, Minas y Canteras (GRENAT) recently adopted the corporate social responsibility performance standards of Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM).
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A large mystery sinkhole that developed in July at Lundin Mining’s Minera Ojos del Salado operation in Chile will be filled in as it also continues to pump out water that has seeped into the mine, according to a company official. A senior executive for a local unit, Luis Sanchez, told Reuters that an investigation is in the “decisive stages”…
Read MoreAmerican manufacturer Superior Industries has announced the addition of Pedro Kelley to its sales team in Latin America. Kelley will be responsible for developing new dealers, distributors and agents to represent the manufacturer’s crushing, screening, washing and conveying equipment. He comes to Superior from Grupo Tracsa, a machinery supplier to mining and aggregates industries throughout Mexico, where he held numerous…
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Photo: Business Wire Capstone Copper has announced the Mantoverde-Santo Domingo (MV-SD) District Integration Plan, which showcases the path toward creating a world-class mining district in the Atacama region of Chile. The miner is targeting over 200,000 tonnes per year of low-cost copper production at MV-SD with the potential to also become one of the largest and lowest cost battery-grade cobalt…
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Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the delivery of its VSF solvent extraction technology to a site in South America. While the name of the customer was not disclosed, the supplier said the order value is about EUR 10 million (US$9.9 million) and it has been booked in the fourth-quarter orders received for its Minerals division. The scope…
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Nickel miner Horizonte Minerals has picked MIP Engenharia & Milplan Engenharia (MIP/Milpan) to serve as its electro-mechanical contractor for its wholly owned Araguaia project in Brazil. The company was selected following a competitive tender process, and no financial details were disclosed. “MIP/Milpan has a strong track record and importantly, prior rotary kiln-electric furnace (RKEF) experience from Vale’s Onça Puma mine,…
Read MoreWith a shared mission of sustainability, global miners BHP and Rio Tinto are collaborating on technological developments to boost water recoveries from mine tailings as well as to reduce safety risks and environmental presence at storage facilities. The companies, which announced their teaming on 30 October, have selected Chile for their first test project – specifically, an innovative large-volume filter…
Read MoreIt is not known if production has been impacted as a result of a movement by Peruvian demonstrators that have set Hochschild’s Inmaculada silver-gold mine in the Ayacucho Department in their sights. Protestors blocked the entrance to the mine, the producer’s largest in Peru, on 27 October, the company confirmed to Reuters on 31 October. Officials for the company said…
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