Water issues in Latin America are very important, particularly in Chile, given the reduced rain fall which has limited fresh water for agriculture and personal use over the past 10 years. Companies such as Utilis are providing technologies that are helping water utilities to save water and increase efficiencies of their distribution systems
Full storyThe Ministry of Mining and Energy reported that a total of 100 mining projects had their environmental permits approved during the first quarter of 2021. Future global growth in the mining industry will mainly be from copper and lithium. Chile has a fantastic copper project pipeline and abundant lithium.
Full storyChile uses electronic invoicing but many companies do not know that they only have 8 days to reject an invoice. If an invoice is not rejected then it can be used as evidence that a service was provided even when it was not.
Full storyWe set out this year to interview operational and managerial staff from both the Chilean and Peruvian mining industry. We provide the number one piece of advice that came from those interviews.
Full storyForeign companies will often use joint ventures to enter a new market or to assist on a specific project. We provide a high level practical overview of how they can be structured in Chile.
Full storyThis week we interview Felipe Román Briones, Union President in Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, about his view on technology and how employees are being incorporated into the new change.
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