South American mining news

Komatsu has agreed to collaborate with Codelco on trialling a new tunnel excavation method using Komatsu’s newly developed Mining Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in Chile.

Solaris Resources Inc. has provided an update on activities at its Warintza Project in southeastern Ecuador.

Operators are increasingly looking to restart past producing mines with new technologies, improved ESG strategies, and better capital to take advantage of commodity price increases.

Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the delivery of sustainable crushing, screening, and grinding technologies to a greenfield iron ore project in South America.

Brazilian Nickel Plc has announced that continuous nickel production has begun at the Piauí Nickel Project (PNP).

Calibre Mining Corp. has reported additional high-grade drill results from its Panteon North zone within the Limon Mine Complex.

CleanTech Lithium PLC announces prospective greenfield lithium project in Northern Chile.

Orosur Mining Inc. has announced an update on the progress of exploration activities at its flagship Anzá project in Colombia.

Calibre Mining Corp. has been granted the key environmental permit for development and production of the Pavon Central opencast mine from the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources in Nicaragua.

Marimaca Copper has announced the results of the Phase 5 metallurgical testing programme recently undertaken at its flagship Marimaca Oxide Copper Project.