Americas Market Intelligence Highlights 7 Major Mining Risks in Latin America

MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2026 / Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) has published a new advisory report entitled Managing Mining Risk in Latin America, available on its website. This resource-developed for mining companies, mining equity investors, and law firms specialized in mining-focuses on 7 above-ground mining risks in Latin America. These risks are:

1. Political interference

2. Regulatory instability

3. Security

4. Local community opposition

5. Reputational

6. Operational

7. Economic

“We’ve seen over the years how conflicts in these areas can quickly escalate into violence, mine closures, severe legal penalties, labor shortages, massive protests, and many other problems,” explains Sebastian Pérez-Ferreiro, codirector of AMI’s mining practice. “Yet these risks are manageable-they just require proactive initiatives to address them early on. We created the report to offer guidance on best practices.”

AMI gained its understanding of how to effectively manage LatAm mining risk by doing it. Over the past 25 years, the company has worked on 200+ projects focused on:

Identifying all key stakeholders and mapping their concerns

Building local teams to employ reality-tested tactics to resolve conflicts and build consensus

Conducting ongoing monitoring to ensure stability and head off future risks

“Mining companies, investors, and even law firms have bandwidth difficulties in addressing these risks. But this report should serve to help them understand the risk drivers and what works best to defuse them or maneuver around them,” says Pérez-Ferreiro.

About Americas Market Intelligence
Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) is the premier market intelligence and strategy consultancy for Latin America, focused on helping companies grow, measure, and protect their business interests in the region. AMI offers strategic guidance for a wide range of industries, including payments, healthcare, logistics, mining, energy, consumer goods/services and the industrial sector. Its advisory capabilities are driven by the expanse of its footprint in the region, its expertise in many industries and its experience in crafting strategies based on LatAm market realities.

Press contact: Abel Delgado, Marketing Director, adelgado@americasmi.com

SOURCE: Americas Market Intelligence

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