South American mining news

Normet, a global technology company delivering innovative solutions for underground mining and tunnelling, partnered with Minera Meridian-El Peñón to deliver a dedicated all-female sprayed concrete operator training programme at the El Peñón mine in Chile.

Brazilian Nickel Limited, a private company focused on producing Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP) product with high nickel content and low impurities from its flagship Piauí Nickel Project in Brazil, has provided an update on its sustainability priorities with the publication of its 2025 Sustainability Report.

Over the past two years, Metso has invested approximately €45 million to modernise its service centre network across South America.

Vale and ABB have signed a strategic alliance with the aim of expanding the use of automation and AI technologies in mineral production in Brazil.

Ricardo Real, CEO at Aerocardal, highlights the increasing importance of aviation for the mining industry , and its role in facilitating access to remote mining operations.

A new German-Chilean research project, ‘PaNaBat’, has been launched with the aim to establish a networking platform for cooperation in sustainable battery raw materials and lithium extraction.

Chile’s Minister of Economy and Mining, Daniel Mas, will lead the 19th edition of Latin America’s premier mining exhibition and congress, to be held from 20 – 24 April 2027, at Espacio Riesco.

Anglo American announces that its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru and its three managed copper operations in Chile – the Los Bronces and El Soldado mines and Chagres smelter – have been awarded The Copper Mark following independent assessments against the Copper Mark criteria for responsible copper production.

Epiroc AB, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for mining equipment for a major copper mine in Peru.

Jorge Gómez has begun his duties as CEO of Codelco with a series of meetings with executives and employees of the corporation.