An initial mineral resource estimate shows that the Filo del Sol deposit high in the Argentine Andes likely contains five ...

SYDNEY -- Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto will invest $900 million in a joint venture with Chilean state-owned ...

Chile’s government claims to be making big moves to decarbonize the mining sector. What actions has it been taking? Chile is ...

Across continents, Indigenous communities are redefining their roles in mining—not just as stakeholders, but as shareholders, ...

A normal shift turned into a living nightmare. Deep in the Atacama Desert, 33 miners were sealed beneath 2,300 feet of solid rock after the mountain above them collapsed. What followed was one of the ...

Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and SQM to secure a historic governance role in lithium extraction, which accounts for 25% ...

The JV, Rio Tinto said, will develop and operate a high-grade lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga in Chile. "The agreement is the next step in a broader strategic partnership to strengthen both ...

Discovered in 2017, the Cachorro copper deposit is located in the western Atacama Desert at an elevation of 1,500 metres.

Chilean copper producer Codelco and global miner Rio Tinto will jointly aim to create a copper "mining district" around their ...

A device involving solar panels and a gel produces substantial amounts of water in one of the world’s driest deserts.