Tag: mining

• Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors looking into expanding the case against mining companies

  

  The Brazilian prosecutor running talks to settle a lawsuit over a 2015 tailings dam rupture at the Samarco mine says the deadly dam burst at the mine run by Vale in Brumadinho could scramble those sensitive negotiations.

• Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 09:07 UTC

  Lithium boom anticipated in Brazil as reserves are developed in Minas Gerais

  

  Favorable international demand and a recent discovery of lithium reserves in Brazil caused a rush for the metal, used in electrical batteries, reports the Folha de Sao Paulo. Two ongoing projects will elevate Brazil to the status of one of the world's largest lithium-producing countries in the next decade, according to data from the National Agency for Mining, ANM..

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 10:29 UTC

  Bolsonaro names an Admiral as Mining and Energy minister

  

  President-elect and former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro, has named a Navy admiral as his Mining and Energy minister. The appointment marks the eighth member of the armed forces to Bolsonaro's government and the 20th Minister appointed so far.

• Friday, October 19th 2018 - 09:15 UTC

  Human rights violations and environmental disasters: What leaves the Chinese investment in Latin America

  

  Chinese companies present a pattern of violations of human and environmental rights in Latin America, according to a report revealed by the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH).

• Monday, May 14th 2018 - 08:27 UTC

  UK sponsors seminar on “Innovation in the lithium supply chain” at Chile's Mining Fair

  

  The British Embassy in Santiago and the Infrastructure and Energy Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organized during Chile's Expomin 2018 Mining Fair the international seminar, “Innovation in the lithium supply chain. Views from Latin America and the United Kingdom”. Britain participated with a pavilion at Expomin, which is the largest mining exhibition in the Latin-American region.

• Monday, May 14th 2018 - 08:05 UTC

  UK present at Chile's Expomin 2018, with a display of British expertise in mining

  

  The Santiago office of the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the British Embassy participated at Expomin 2018, as part of the Embassy’s campaign to support British companies in the mining sector. This is the second time that the UK has attended and participated with a British Pavilion.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 08:53 UTC

  Chile to Host 5th Edition of the Global Mining Technology Forum

  

  The 5th Annual Global Mining Technology Forum will be held in October 2014 in Santiago to discuss the mining industry's way forward in technology adaptation. Fleming Gulf Conferences has announced that the 5th edition of it's flagship mining conference will take place in October 2014 in Santiago, Chile.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 18:50 UTC

  OAS and Peru will discuss how to address socio-environment conflict in mining areas

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold, on December 6 and 7 in Lima, Peru, the Meeting of Government Experts on the Management of Socio-Environmental Conflict for the countries of Central America and the Andean Region.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 06:55 UTC

  Mining companies increase investments in Chile in spite of rising costs

  

  Two major mining companies, Barrick Gold and Collahuasi, both plan to dramatically increase investments in their northern Chile gold and copper operations despite rising inflation and increased production costs.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 23:46 UTC

  Brazil to Restrict Foreign Mining

  

  Brazil’s recently sworn in government, is concerned about increasing foreign interests in its mining assets and is looking in to the possibility of restricting foreign purchases of mines, Folha de Sao Paulo reported.