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Junior exploration roundup: Bravo, G2, Mogotes and more
Companies operating in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Guyana provide updates.
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Costa Rica’s largest power plant targeted for risk analysis
The 306MW Reventazón hydro is in Limón province.
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Paraná state launches tender for US$55mn road works
The Brazilian state will open the bids for the contract in October.
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Lundin Mining reaches renewable energy supply agreement for Brazilian mine
Mining companies in Brazil are speeding up their efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions from their activities.
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Collective Mining Extends Trap 350 Metres Along Strike and Discovers a New Zone Named Blackjack by Drilling 30 Metres at 4.96 g/t AuEq from 11.85 Metres Downhole
The Company has five diamond drill rigs in operation as part of its fully funded 40,000 metre drill program for 2024, with two rigs drilling at Trap, two rigs drilling at the Apollo system and one rig drilling at the Plutus Target.
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Minsud Resources Encounters 526.0m at 0.33% Cu, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, including 29.0m at 0.84% Cu, 0.27 g/t Au, 129.38 g/t Ag, and 1.75% Zn at Chinchillones
The program covers approximately 2.5 square kilometres over the Chinchillones target, for the purpose of generating a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate.
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Mercado Libre will invest in a new storage center
The development, with an investment of 75 million dollars, will be carried out by Plaza Logística and the opening is scheduled for the end of 2025.
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Gold prices could drive Peru's illegal mining exports to US$4bn this year
It is cheaper and more effective to target illegal miners through financial intelligence units and the judicial system, according to Elmer Cuba, an economist and partner at consultancy Macroconsult.
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Bolivia allows local governments to use concessions for infra projects
State companies will also be allowed to use concessions for infrastructure works.
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SierraCol readies US$500mn Estero field ramp-up
The project forms part of the Alcaraván block, which spans 24,000 acres in the Mani area of Colombia's Casanare department.
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Cash-strapped Golden Minerals selling Argentine project
And Canadian company Orestone to assume the Las Burras project. Both assets are in Salta province.
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BYD dismisses speculation on plant postponement, underscores commitment to Mexico
Like many other companies, BYD is reportedly in wait-and-see mode, given the possibility of a shift in US trade policy under a new government, according to Bloomberg.
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Equinix advances construction, capacity leasing of Rio datacenter
“We are on track to deliver the project on time,” Equinix Brasil CEO Victor Arnaud told BNamericas. “Pre-sales are also faster than expected.”
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Mexico's mining industry sees brighter future amid new govt's investment needs
At the Mexico Mining Forum 2024, senior executives from mining companies such as Fresnillo, Torex Gold and Alamos Gold discussed the outlook for the sector.
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Canacol to tap US$75mn credit facility
The credit line is being provided by Australia's Macquarie Group.
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Double-digit output dip for Peru’s principal crude producer
Natural gas production also takes a hit in August.
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Guatemala to have revolving fund for infra studies
Officials have identified three projects that could benefit from the first installment of funds: Guatemala City’s metro white line, the Arco Norte Metropolitano highway and the Frontera a Frontera pro
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Ecopetrol warns of possible restrictions due to blockades and attacks
Ecopetrol reports that, due to the attacks on the Caño Limón Coveñas and Bicentenario oil pipelines, the blockades caused by the strike of transporters and the seizure of the Gibraltar gas plant, its
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Requests to pipe Argentine gas to Brazil climb
The federal energy department published six in June-August.
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Roundup: Rigi evaluation committee, HEFA expressions of interest
Oil and gas news from Argentina and Uruguay.
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‘Conservative’ Mexico now heads public cloud sales for SAP
Cristina Palmaka, the company’s LatAm president, spoke with reporters at the SAP Now event in São Paulo.
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Liberty Latin America completes US$255mn Puerto Rico deal
The telco acquired spectrum, mobile subscribers and a distribution network from Echostar.
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President Boric leads the inauguration of the new building of the National Terminal T1-A of the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport
"These are more than just eight new gates; millions of Chileans will be able to discover, as a result of our country's material progress, the beautiful corners of our homeland," said the President during the event.
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Ministry of ICT launches the National ICT Observatory, a platform with specialized knowledge and management indicators for decision-making in the sector
The National Observatory of Information and Communication Technologies contains various sources of information accessible to the public. Its contents include progress on Ministry programs and projects
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Moody's upgrades Peruvian miner Buenaventura
The agency raised the rating from 'B2' to 'B1' and changed the outlook from stable to positive.