Latest Chile Mining News

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Andean Silver has reported exceptional high-grade silver and gold drilling results at its Cerro Bayo Project in Chile, alongside a successful A$36 million capital raise to accelerate resource growth and development.

Capstone Copper Corp. has been hit by a strike at its Mantoverde mine in Chile, with Union #2 representing 22% of the workforce initiating industrial action that could reduce production by up to 30%. The company is committed to resolving the dispute through dialogue while maintaining safe operations.

Hot Chili Limited’s latest diamond drilling at the La Verde porphyry within its Costa Fuego project in Chile has confirmed extensive copper-gold mineralisation, surpassing initial expectations and expanding the known deposit footprint.

Culpeo Minerals has completed its maiden diamond drilling at the La Florida Prospect, revealing promising high-grade copper mineralisation and setting the stage for expanded exploration in Chile’s prolific Coastal Cordillera.

Freehill Mining has expanded its footprint in Chile’s La Serena region by securing a third site to increase aggregate production capacity, supporting major infrastructure projects and funding future magnetite mining operations.

Lodestar Minerals has wrapped up its inaugural 16-hole RC drilling campaign at the Darwin IOCG project in northern Chile, targeting high-grade copper and gold mineralisation. Assay results are eagerly awaited, with some samples fast-tracked for early analysis.

Southern Hemisphere Mining reports robust 2024 drilling results at its Llahuin Copper-Gold-Moly Project in Chile, extending the Cerro-Ferro system strike by 300m and revealing high-grade copper-gold intercepts. The company is advancing towards a Mineral Resource Estimate upgrade in the first half of 2025, with deeper diamond drilling planned.