South American mining news

The World Mining Congress 2026 (WMC) continues to consolidate a high-level programme with the presence of leaders who define the direction of global mining.

The founder of Australia’s most valuable space technology company, Flavia Tata Nardini, will travel to Peru to speak at the World Mining Congress 2026, to be held at the Lima Convention Center from 24 – 26 June.

Catch-up on Austin Powder’s cover story and more from GMR January/February 2025 – Abraham Lindo, Austin Powder, Panama, provides some technical learnings and takeaways from a major copper mine project in Latin America.

Codelco and Hexagon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets the foundation for a strategic partnership focused on exploring, developing, validating, and implementing advanced technological solutions throughout the corporation’s operations.

In a recent study published in the journal The Extractive Industries and Society, researchers have proposed a two-stage decision-making framework explaining why Latin American countries take sharply different approaches to governing their lithium industries.

Montero Mining is playing a leading role in defining the application of AI in early-stage mineral exploration by providing a real-world testing ground for advanced technologies in Chile.

Bent Flyvbjerg, Oxford University’s most widely cited authority in his field, joins the industry at a pivotal moment, as we confront the urgent challenge of how to rapidly and responsibly deliver the minerals needed to electrify the planet.

Vale, Caterpillar, and Sotreq have signed an agreement to expand the fleet of autonomous haul trucks in iron ore operations in the Northern System, in the Carajás region, in Pará.

Codelco and Glencore Chile SPA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of advancing the development of a new copper smelting plant, which would be built in the Antofagasta Region, at a location in the provinces of Antofagasta or Tocopilla.

Jonathan Ford, Director of National Geoscience at the British Geological Survey (BGS), and Karen Hanghøj, BGS Executive Director and member of the Organising Committee of the World Mining Congress (WMC) 2026, discuss the importance of geological data in unlocking the geological potential of the South American region as a key source of critical minerals for the global energy transition and international supply security.