In a speech earlier this week, Bukele said that the Central American nation is sitting on unmined gold worth as much as $3 ...

The in-depth story of 2010's Copiapó mining accident ("Chilean mining accident") and mine rescue in the Atacama Desert's San José mine. August 5, 2010. Luis Urzua, the mine supervisor, took his crew ...

Botanist Pablo Guerrero has been visiting Atacama cacti all his life. They’re not adapting well to a drier climate, booming mining and plant collection.

Forward-facing partnerships and sustainable innovation are reshaping the mining industry’s future, Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) JV Video: Cornejo, Lundin redefine mining sustainab ...

But he faces a stiff challenge from environmentalists who have won several victories over mining companies. "It's one thing to put a mine in the Atacama Desert (in Chile) and another thing to open ...

The president stated that it is “absurd” for mining to be prohibited in a country that holds ... “It’s one thing to set up a mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert and quite another to open an open pit mine ...

That means domestic mining operations ... including a lithium mine baking in Chile’s Atacama desert. The experience of mine workers and nearby residents there at times overlap in meaningful ...