A U.S. executive for Freeport-McMoRan has reportedly called a delay in Chile to enact reforms that would fast-track mining permits to be a ‘serious’ issue. Mario Larenas, Freeport’s top executive for Chile, said at a Santiago seminar that the country is grappling with regulatory hurdles that miners also argue slow project development. Currently, the government of Chile president Gabriel Boric…
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Anglo American Chile’s Puna resigns
The CEO of Anglo American Chile, Aaron Puna, has resigned from his seat and the operator has temporarily named Patricio Hidalgo as his replacement. According to a Reuters report citing a statement from the company, the resignation comes as Anglo is seeking to reverse a May rejection of an environmental permit for the continued operation of the Los Bronces mine.…
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MMG announced that a blockade in the Ccapacmarca community of Peru, which has caused transport disruptions for its Las Bambas copper mine in the Chumbivilcas province, will be lifted for 45 days. During that time, the Peruvian government will follow-up requests including the territorial status of the public road, the process of the fourth amendment of the Las Bambas environmental…
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