Colombia always had the potential to become a major mining jurisdiction but the mining sector is now completely frozen. There is a high level of uncertainty due to the governments push to reform the mining code, create a state mining company, and new a environmental decree.
El Domo is expected to be the next Ecuadorian mine to be built starting in 2024. It will be Ecuador’s third major mining operation after the Mirador copper mine and Fruta del Norte gold mine.
The Chilean mining industry had an interesting year in 2022. Some of it was positive while other news has raised some concerns. Check out our highlights from the year with links to articles regarding the most important mining topics.
Chile has a large pipeline of solar and wind projects that will be built in the next few years, but it does not do much if there is no way to dispatch the power to where it is needed. For this reason, transmission capacity is one of the most important issues that needs to be solved in the short to medium term.
Argentina has a healthy lithium project pipeline. There are already two projects in production with plans for expansions. This year, construction has started on several more projects and there are even more projects that are being explored.
Ecuador is emerging as a mining investment hot spot in Latin America. There is already two projects in production and some world class discoveries that should be built over the next few years. Check out the project pipeline for details.
Chile is well known globally as a copper producer, but it also has substantial gold production. Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) predicts that gold production in the country will increase by 28.6% by 2024 due to new projects coming online.
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