Scramble for riches: Can South America’s Lithium Triangle mint new millionaires?
Mining News Pro - The Lithium Triangle comprising Argentina, Bolivia and Chile holds two thirds of the world’s lithium reserves. Yet the South American region sitting 12,500 feet above sea level makes a much smaller fraction of the world’s new ‘white gold’ used to make highly demanded electric vehicles (EV)s, smartphones and laptops.
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South America looks at creating “lithium OPEC”
Mining News Pro - Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil are analyzing the creation of a lithium cartel of sorts in charge of expanding South America’s processing capacity, turning more of their mined lithium into batteries and tapping into the electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturing sector.
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BHP seeks to tighten grip on South America’s copper sector
Mining News Pro - BHP (ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is hoping to expand its investments in Argentina’s copper sector, where it already has a presence through its 9.9% stake Canada’s Filo Mining, the junior developing the Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project straddling the border with Chile.
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The Challenges of Illegal Mining in South America
Mining News Pro - Energy attorney Inés Elvira Vesga published a column in Asuntos Legales exploring illegal mining in Colombia and the government's efforts to combat it.
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SolGold’s Cascabel could be “top 20” mine in South America
Mining News Pro - SolGold published on Wednesday a long-awaited pre-feasibility study for its Cascabel project in Ecuador, which estimates the asset has the potential to become one of the 20 largest copper-gold mines in South America.
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New Investments in in South America Mining
Mining News Pro - BHP, which has been expanding its copper footprint in the past, will invest C$100 million ($79m) in Canadian junior Filo Mining (TSX: FIL), which is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.
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New Investments in South America Mining
Mining News Pro - BHP, which has been expanding its copper footprint in the past, will invest C$100 million ($79m) in Canadian junior Filo Mining (TSX: FIL), which is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.
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BHP invests $79m in South America-focused Filo Mining
Mining News Pro - BHP, which has been expanding its copper footprint in the past, will invest C$100 million ($79m) in Canadian junior Filo Mining (TSX: FIL), which is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.
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Anglo American to run South America mines 100% on renewables
Mining News Pro - Anglo American has signed a deal to run its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru 100% on renewables, effectively allowing the miner to deliver on its promise of powering all of its Latin American operations by green energy by 2022.
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Anglo American secures 100% renewables across its South American operations
Mining News Pro - Diversified miner Anglo American has delivered on its commitment to source 100% renewable energy for all its operations in Brazil, Chile and Peru.
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Copper price hits new high as covid cases sweep South America
Mining News Pro - Copper prices continued their momentum from the second half of 2020 as the second wave of coronavirus infections intensifies in South America, the world’s top copper-producing region.
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Sweden seeks lithium tie-ups in South America amid battery metal rush
Mining News Pro - Sweden is turning its gaze towards Peru and other South American countries for lithium tie-ups amid a global race to lock in supply of the “white gold” metal that is key for the batteries that power electric vehicles.
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Canadian juniors shifting focus to Africa, away from South America
Mining News Pro - The State of Mining Finance 2019 report produced by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and junior financing tracker Oreninc, shows Toronto`s stock exchanges managed to bump its share of global exploration capital up to 44%.
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Barrick`s Bristow bet seen as boosting South America revival
Mining News Pro - Mark Bristow built a reputation as the developer and operator of lucrative mines in Africa. Now the world’s biggest gold mining company is betting he can do the same in another complex region, South America.
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Outotec to supply new South America copper concentrator with minerals processing tech
Mining News Pro - Outotec has been awarded an order for the delivery of minerals processing technology to a new copper concentrator to be built in South America.
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