Water is a critical input in mining, used to process ores, suppress dust and cool equipment – but in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, fresh water is scarce and heavily ...

May 25 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck Chile's important mining region of Antofagasta on Monday afternoon, disrupting ...

The Latin American nation, aiming to be South America's Silicon Valley, also seeks Indian talent for its digital industry and ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A collapse at a copper mine in Chile killed one worker and left five trapped underground, authorities said Friday, forcing Chile’s state mining company to suspend operations in ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Two recent accidents involving autonomous trucks are raising safety concerns, a workers' union at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile, the world's largest copper mine, said in a ...

Chile’s state-owned copper company halted operations at its El Teniente mine after an earthquake. By Francesca Regalado and Jonathan Wolfe Dramatic stories of heroism and failure, including the rescue ...

Copper production in Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, is projected to range between 5.4 and 5.6 million tons in 2025, the National Mining Association (Sonami) said on Wednesday. Chilean ...

PAMPA CHACA, Chile -- Chile destroyed 76,000 land mines today and promised to completely remove the devices from its borders with Peru, Bolivia and Argentina within nine years. In a ceremony attended ...

The earthquake triggered landslides in some areas, there had been no reports of injuries or other major emergencies. Read ...