Chile submitted US$ 17.32 billion in mining projects to the SEIA in Q1 2026, according to Mining Reporters. This reflects official environmental filings and marks a record level of investment.Demand for copper and other critical minerals continues to rise.More capital now brings more complexity.Projects face...

Demand for copper, lithium, and other critical minerals is reshaping mining in Latin America. Industry reports highlight stronger pressure on projects to prove economic value earlier. An analysis published by Discovery Alert points to the same trend. New investments increase opportunity, but they also raise...

Recent discussions around initiatives like Project Vault show how Latin America’s critical minerals sector is becoming more strategic.Copper, lithium, and other minerals are no longer only about extraction volume.Projects now face stronger pressure from supply chains, downstream processing, ESG demands, capital discipline, and geopolitical risk.For...

Traditional pit design methods miss value by separating geometry and economics. Alexey Tsoy’s research proved that MiningMath’s Single-step Mine Optimization integrates all constraints in one model, delivering up to 50% higher NPV in open-pit mine planning.

This report summarizes an academic study that applied advanced mine planning methodologies to the La Cocota deposit, a large copper porphyry in northern Chile. The research quantitatively and rigorously compared traditional planning techniques with the more recent Direct Block Scheduling (DBS) approach, a concept equivalent...