Op-Ed: Brazil’s rare earth dilemma: strategic autonomy or another raw-material export cycle?
Brazil has one of the world’s largest rare earth resource bases. But in critical minerals, geology is not power. Power … Read More
The new legislation that could boost desalination projects for the mining industry
Experts warn that the law must be implemented effectively to avoid introducing additional discretion, for example through secondary regulations. According … Read More
The potential role of Novandino lithium in a possible Codelco asset sale review
It exists at the level of ideas, hallway conversations, and expert commentary. Toward the third quarter, the state-owned company will … Read More
Following BHP’s sale of transmission lines, industry expects more divestments of non-mining assets
Industry experts suggest that companies increasingly want to focus exclusively on mineral extraction and leave other assets in the hands … Read More
Chilean mining industry could save more than US$500 million per year by adopting shared water infrastructure
According to a study by Acades and Plusmining, the Antofagasta Region has concentrated a large number of desalination projects, but … Read More
Critical minerals diplomacy surges, but few deals have teeth
By Antonia Godoy, Analista de Asuntos Políticos y Regulatorios de Plusmining. Governments have signed more than 70 critical minerals agreements … Read More
It has never been achieved: Chile’s Barrier to remaining the world’s leading copper producer
If forecasts prove accurate, Chilean mining will achieve a historic milestone in 2033: reaching 6 million tonnes of copper production … Read More
How Jorge Gómez turned around Collahuasi and what he could do at Codelco
The executive arrives as CEO of the state-owned company with the authority to implement the changes it requires and with … Read More
The eight fronts that Jorge Gómez will face leading Codelco
Production is at its worst level in years, debt is at its highest, audits are underway, union challenges exist, organizational … Read More
The Gómez hallmark: operational discipline, firm leadership, and results.
What he built at Collahuasi was not luck—it was a system. And that system is now arriving at the largest … Read More
Codelco faces harsh criticism after error in results
Juan Carlos Guajardo, along with other personalities, comments on the situation at Codelco. Source: T13
Codelco fires executive after audit points to 27-year output low
By Cecilia Jamasmie Codelco fired an executive and disciplined several others after an internal audit found the world’s biggest copper … Read More
Collahuasi and the fragility of investing in Chile
Opinion column by Juan Carlos Guajardo. The ruling by the Second Environmental Court that revoked the environmental approval (RCA) for … Read More
The darkest thing we’ve seen: Juan Carlos Guajardo and the Codelco audit
Catalina Edwards talks with Juan Carlos Guajardo, executive director of Plusmining, about the deep institutional, financial and operational crisis that … Read More
Challenges for the new Chairman of the Board of Codelco
Juan Carlos Guajardo discusses the challenges that the new Chairman of the Board will face. Source: CNN
The new geopolitics of critical minerals and Latin America: Regional industry leaders to debate strategies at the XVI SIMPOSIO
The roundtable will bring together industry leaders from Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil to analyze how the region can strengthen … Read More
How could the copper and lithium rally impact the economy and fiscal revenues this year?
The record rise in copper prices so far this year has generated expectations of higher fiscal revenues for 2026 compared … Read More
Why Codelco’s costs are double those of private mining companies
At the state-owned company, older deposits with lower ore grades and greater geological complexity are compounded by a heavier operational … Read More