The world is more connected than ever, and mining technology and service companies are no exception. As they expand their reach globally, they need to follow their clients to new markets, from a copper mine high in the Andes to the icey cold winters of Northern Canada. When exploring new markets, it’s the classic “chicken or egg” dilemma: You want to see success before committing to the expenses of a local operation, but as soon as you start generating revenue, the risk of being classified as a PE increases.
We interviewed Andres Recalde, a Senior Social Strategist that has spent the last 25 years working with mining companies in various parts of Latin America. In our interview, Andres provides his personal insight into what is happening in Peru, his idea about social acceptability rather than social license, and practical tips that exploration companies should consider when engaging with communities.
Alto Ley recently released a report called “Technological Strategy for Lithium in Chile”. In the second part of our summary, we are going to focus on the specific technologies that will be needed to ensure the future growth of supply from Chile is both efficient and sustainable.
Alto Ley recently released a report called “Technological Strategy for Lithium in Chile”. The document outlines the main gaps, challenges, and opportunities that the industry faces in matters such as productivity, new technologies, process improvements and sustainability. Check out the first part of our summary.
Paulo Aguilera, Chilean Mining Engineer, provides us insight into the Drilling and Blasting areas, what technologies are being implemented, and suggestions of how foreign providers can ensure they are successful when introducing new technologies.
SolGold’s Cascabel copper-gold project finally released their long-awaited prefeasibility study which did not disappoint and further proved that the project is a tier 1 asset. Check out our summary of the latest study.
Codelco plays an important role both locally and in the global copper market. Due to its size and importance to the copper industry, it is important for service providers to keep tabs on what the company is doing to better understand opportunties that may exist and where their offerings can be tailored to help Codelco reach its goals.
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