Drought

The expansions of Escondida, El Abra, and Caserones are going through decisive moments in their environmental assessment and permitting processes. While two initiatives face appeals before the First Environmental Court, the third must respond to almost 1,500 observations from the regulator, involving investments of around US$10bn. More

The Canadian firm received the green light from the government of the province of Catamarca for the Environmental Impact Statement (DIA) of its Diablillos silver-gold project. The plan is to start construction in 2026 and begin operations in 2029. More