South American mining news

Great Southern Copper recently commenced its drilling programme at the historical Mostaza mine.

TAKRAF Group has secured a major contract to design and supply a conveying system for Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi SCM’s Ujina growth project.

Vale and GreenIron have signed an MOU to collaborate on key initiatives in Brazil and Sweden for the decarbonisation of the mining and metals supply chain.

Great Southern Copper has announced that diamond drilling has commenced at its Cerro Negro prospect, targeting high-grade Cu-Ag-Au mineralisation at the Mostaza mine.

Nativo Resources has provided an update on the Tesoro Gold Mine in southern Peru, which is held by the company’s 50%-owned Peruvian joint venture, Boku Resources SAC.

Ruediger Schroedter, Global Lead for the Mining Industry Business Unit at SAP, provides suggestions for using AI to ensure tailings facilities are as safe as possible.

Great Southern Copper plc has announced that permitting and authorisation for drilling at its Cerro Negro prospect have been finalised with diamond drilling to commence at the Mostaza mine.

Vale has started the commissioning of the Capanema Maximisation Project, located 80 km from Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Anglo American has announced the completion of the transaction to combine the Serra da Serpentina high quality iron ore resource into its Minas-Rio operation in Brazil.

Antofagasta’s Centinela and Zaldívar mines have become the first mining operations in the world to recertify the copper mark with new criteria.