South America

SITE INVESTIGATION

Sonic drilling with precision and purpose

Use of an Eijkelkamp LRS 275 at a major tailings dam at a Chilean copper mine proves advantageous

16 April 2025

MINING

Geotechnical drilling in South America

The vital role of drilling in South America from infrastructure projects to renewable energy

16 August 2024

INFRASTRUCTURE

Brazil looks to accelerate its drilling activities this year

Increased infrastructure investment and the need for drinking water drive Brazilian drilling market

01 September 2023

MINING

Anglo eyes the future

Anglo American's Quellaveco mine has been designed to be automated from the very beginning

14 August 2023

MINING

Potosi: Silver mountain of the Incas

Potosi is a small Bolivian village that played a huge role in mining's history

07 August 2023

CORE SAMPLING

Atlas Lithium drills 103m of continuous lithium-bearing spodumene

Positive lithium drill hole results announced by Atlas Lithium at Brazilian site

08 June 2023

MINING

Brazilian drilling sector prepares for tough times

Brazil's drilling sector prepares for tough times due to the planned tightening of legislation

27 February 2023

CORE SAMPLING

Atlas Lithium accelerates exploration campaign at its flagship project

Additional drill rigs are being mobilised at Atlas Lithium's Brazilian project

01 December 2022

PARTNER CONTENT

A decade in the mixing market

Challenges in developing tailored technologies – the EURODRILL RHP15 story

PARTNER CONTENT

From variability to control, Molycop's OreVia platform

How Molycop's OreVia works in practice and the operational value it is delivering

PARTNER CONTENT

Full flowsheet, full lifecycle: FLS sharpens its performance focus

Qasim Abrahams explains how FLS helps miners improve performance across full processing