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Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Earlier this week the Chilean press learned about an application for a mining concession presented before Quilpué’s First Municipal Court by Augusto Pinochet Hiriart, the son of former dictator Augusto Pinochet. According to local media, back in February, Pinochet requested a “license to exploit a copper, gold, silver and […]

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Canadian miner allowed to extract and export Chilean lithium

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Minera Salar Blanco, a joint venture that operates the Maricunga project together with Vancouver-based Bearing Lithium (TSXV:BRZ), has just received authorization from the Chilean Nuclear Commission to extract, produce and market lithium products from the Maricunga salar. According to a corporate press release, the authorization is for an extraction

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Suncor output to suffer from early start of Syncrude maintenance

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Suncor Energy (TSX:SU), Canada’s largest oil and gas producer by market capitalization, said Wednesday an eight-week maintenance project at its Syncrude facility will begin Thursday almost three weeks ahead than originally planned. The Calgary-based company said advancing the turnaround will allow Syncrude to deal with an unrelated issue, which has

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