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  • German coal mines emit much more methane than …

    Stock image. German coal mines spew 184 times more methane than what the country reports to the United Nations, according to a new analysis by Ember. The energy think tank used methodology ...

  • Latin America's share in the production and reserves …

    Latin America's share in the production and reserves of selected minerals, 2021 - Chart and data by the International Energy Agency.

  • Glencore snaps up BHP, Anglo stakes in Colombian coal mine

    Glencore (GLEN.L) said on Monday it expects to pay $230 million for the combined 66% stake owned by BHP Group (BHP.AX) and Anglo (AAL.L) when the deal completes in the first half of 2022. It sees ...

  • Critical Mineral Geopolitics: Latin America's untapped …

    Coal mining in Australia: expansions and new projects in an era of funding uncertainty ... In fact, seven of the world's ten most prolific copper mines are found in Latin America, with mines in Peru, Mexico and Panama joining Chile's quartet. Together, Chile, Peru and Mexico control 36.4% of the world's copper reserves – and account for ...

  • Who's backing Glencore's toxic mining? (You, perhaps?)

    Cerrejón in Colombia is the biggest open-pit coal mine in Latin America. Photo taken on 3 March 2017. GEORG ISMAR/DPA/ALAMY LIVE NEWS . Share. Analysis Mining Latin America Glencore indigenous banks ... Glencore's licence to mine coal at Cerrejón expires in 2034 – although UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the …

  • Will Coal Soon Be History in Latin America?

    Will Coal Soon Be History in Latin America? May 11 2018. Energy Advisor. French energy corporation Engie announced in March that it is closing its coal-fired power plants in Chile, abandoning earlier plans to …

  • Colombian Coal Mining at the Crossroads

    Colombia is the coal powerhouse of Latin America and home to the region's only major coal mine projects currently under development. Global Energy Monitor (GEM) has …

  • Latin America Energy Portal

    Launch Coal & Steel Map 0. Launch Renewables Map 0. Explore Resources. Country Profiles. Energy snapshots for every Latin American and Caribbean country. Learn …

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research International

    Study area. The largest coal mine in Latin America is located in the northern Colombia (Fig. 1).The coal mine extends over an area of 690 km 2 in the municipalities of Albania (11°9.6′N, 72°35.4′W), Barrancas (10°57.5′N, 72°47.3′W), and Hatonuevo (11°4.0′ N, 72°45.7′W) in La Guajira State. The opencast coal mine is …

  • South America Snapshot: Eight companies exploring and developing new mines

    Bear Creek Mining. The Corani silver-zinc-lead project in southern Peru is shovel ready for owner Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM). It sits on the eastern peaks of the Andes between 4,800 and ...

  • What will happen to Cesar, Colombia when the mines leave?

    April 5, 2021 By Thomas Power. Coal mines have caused environmental devastation to the Cesar department of Colombia. But now that the Swiss mining company Glencore announced that they will withdraw from the department, where they operate two mines, residents fear that the company will skip out on its legal obligations to the affected …

  • Anglo American sells stake in Australian coal mine for …

    Anglo American (LON:AAL) said on Wednesday it had sold a minority stake in the Grosvenor coking coal mine in Australia for about $141 million to a consortium of Japanese companies. The diversified ...

  • Brazil and coal

    Coal Consumption. Brazil is the 10th largest energy consumer in the world and the largest in South America. At the same time, it is an important oil and natural gas producer in the region and the world's second largest ethanol fuel producer. Brazil consumed 5.96 million short tons of coal in 2019, ranking 27nd globally.

  • Latin America and Caribbean | Electricity …

    The Latin America and Caribbean region generated 63% of its electricity from clean sources in 2022, a much higher rate than the global average of 39%. However, wind and solar share was below the global average at …

  • 2023

    Digitalisation and innovation are set to continue to be a top priority for the mining industry globally. Pushed by various factors such as stricter safety requirements, higher production efficiency and cost-saving targets, cybersecurity, supply and value chain disruptions, decarbonization targets, and much more.. The 2023 Digitalisation in Mining …

  • South America

    South America - Oil, Gas, Coal: Large quantities of oil and natural gas are found in several areas within South America. The greatest quantities are located in the sedimentary layers surrounding Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo and the adjacent Caribbean coastal margin. Venezuela also has major deposits of oil and natural gas in the area surrounding El …

  • Latin America Mining: Some Trends

    Overview of Industry. Statistics published by World Mining Data 2019 indicate that 6.6% of total global mining production in that year originated from Latin America (compared with, for example, 5. ...

  • Latin America's role in coal extraction and use

    19 April 2023. The extraction, transport, use and export of coal to generate electricity are major causes of both the climate crisis and systematic human rights violations.

  • Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution …

    In terms of the polygons by commodity, coal mining is the most prominent (n = 304, 7282.0 km 2), followed by gold (n ... particularly in Africa and Latin America (see ref. 50). A challenge of ...

  • Latin America's opportunity in critical minerals for …

    Latin America is an established producer of several minerals essential for clean energy technologies, and could build on its well-established mining sector to …

  • Coal Deposits of Latin America

    top of page. All coal deposits, exploration & mining across Latin America.

  • Workers at Colombia's Cerrejon coal mine say they could …

    Colombia's coal output fell 8.1 percent to 21.5 million tonnes in the third quarter from a year earlier. The sector produced 65.1 million tonnes of coal in the nine-month period, 4.4 percent ...

  • Three miners die in Peru, adding to recent safety incidents in Latin

    The deaths add renewed attention to mining safety protocols in Latin America. Since July, 10 coal miners were trapped in Mexico and never found, while two others died at two Chilean mines owned by ...

  • Critical Mineral Geopolitics: Latin America's untapped potential

    In fact, seven of the world's ten most prolific copper mines are found in Latin America, with mines in Peru, Mexico and Panama joining Chile's quartet. …

  • Coal from Guaíba, Latin America's largest open-pit mine, …

    Copelmi, a coal corporation financed by Banrisul Bank with support of the state government, has been threatening Indigenous communities, family farmers, and fishers with the construction of Guaíba, the largest open-pit coal mine of Latin America. This mine, located less than 18 miles from the state capital, Porto Alegre, would also …

  • Human health risk assessment of PM10-bound heavy metals …

    Study area. The largest coal mine in Latin America is located in the northern Colombia (Fig. 1).The coal mine extends over an area of 690 km 2 in the municipalities of Albania (11°9.6′N, 72°35.4′W), Barrancas (10°57.5′N, 72°47.3′W), and Hatonuevo (11°4.0′ N, 72°45.7′W) in La Guajira State. The opencast coal mine is …

  • Carbocol and Intercor Coal Mine

    The largest coal mining operation in Latin America, Carbones del Cerrejón Norte was developed by a joint venture between the Colombian state organisation, Carbones de Colombia (Carbocol) and …

  • Data Journalism Top 10: Latin America Deforestation, …

    This week, GIJN's Data Journalism Top 10 also highlights stories on global warming shifting trees northward, 20 years of deforestation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the history of the papacy, and US coal mine companies allegedly using bankruptcy as a strategy to avoid paying for environmental damage. Twitter Censorship …

  • Life by Latin America's largest open-pit coal mine

    Latin America's largest open-pit coal mine, Cerrejon, is located in the southeast part of the province. The construction, operation and expansion of the mine have led to the relocation and ...

  • Colombian Coal Mining at the Crossroads

    Colombia dominates the Latin American coal market, comprising roughly 80% to 90% of the coal produced in the region and ranking 12th globally in ... tion, including Latin America's largest operating mines: Pribbenow and El Descanso, both owned by US-based Drummond; and Cerrejón, owned by the