Latest Chile Mining Sector News

Freehill Mining navigates severe weather disruptions in Chile's Coquimbo region with steady aggregates sales and advances copper expansion plans, leveraging legislative changes to boost production capacity.

FMR Resources has completed preliminary 3D inversion modelling of induced polarisation data at its La Martuca Prospect in Chile, refining key chargeability anomalies linked to known mineralised structures and advancing a first-pass drill plan for Q4 2026.

Hot Chili Limited has reported another tranche of impressive drill results from its La Verde copper-gold discovery in Chile, underscoring the deposit’s expanding high-grade core ahead of a maiden resource estimate.

Freehill Mining has appointed seasoned engineer Marco Meneses to spearhead development at its Blanco y Negro copper-gold project, coinciding with Chile's planned legislative change to double processing thresholds for small miners, enhancing project viability.

Hot Chili Limited’s latest drilling at La Verde continues to reveal extensive near-surface copper-gold mineralisation, reinforcing its role as a cornerstone asset for the Costa Fuego project in Chile with a maiden resource estimate due later this year.

Austral Gold has confirmed significant silver-gold mineralisation across multiple veins at its Juncal Project in Chile, setting the stage for its first-ever drilling campaign.

Culpeo Minerals has reported standout copper and gold assays from rock chip sampling at its Fortuna Project in Chile, highlighting potential new target zones at La Florida and El Quillay prospects.

Freehill Mining has secured and reviewed the Mineral Resource Estimate block model for its Blanco y Negro copper-gold project in Chile, enabling accelerated underground mine planning and highlighting growth potential amid a strengthening copper market.

Freehill Mining’s aggregates division hit a new monthly sales high of $427,766 in April, a 23% jump from March, driven by operational upgrades and nearing completion of a key crusher installation. This momentum underpins its strategy to fund copper project development in Chile.

Culpeo Minerals has restructured its Lana Corina earn-in deal to slash near-term cash outlays and plans a fully funded 4,000m diamond drilling campaign at Vista Montana in Q2 2026, while advancing its Fortuna copper project and streamlining its shareholder base.

Tesoro Gold Limited has expanded the El Zorro Gold Project’s known gold corridor by 10 kilometres following a high-resolution helicopter survey and soil sampling, revealing multiple new drill targets across a 40km structural corridor in Chile.

Freehill Mining reports a temporary dip in aggregates sales amid plant refurbishment but anticipates a strong rebound with new equipment and ongoing copper-gold project development.