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Peru's copper production to double by 2016

Kerry Hall | May 8, 2013
Peru's Antamina copper mine

New projects will increase output to 2.8 million tonnes.

Inca One Resources Corp. signs 5-year community agreement

MINING.com Editor | May 14, 2013

Signed for surface rights at Corizona gold project and commercial mining permitting process well underway.

Peru to roll back piece of mining law

MINING.com Editor | May 2, 2013
Quechua woman in Peru

Miners will not have to negotiate with the Quechua-speaking people who live in the Andes.

Jack Caldwell

Mine water dragons: Challenges and solutions

Jack Caldwell | May 2, 2013

Plus the latest assessment on Bristol Bay and Pebble Mine by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

World Heritage Site ripped up by quarry

Michael Allan McCrae | April 7, 2013
nazca lines destroyed by heavy machinery three

Nazca Lines.

Newmont mulls taking Peru’s Conga money elsewhere

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2013
Newmont mulls taking investment for its Peru’s Conga mine elsewhere

Miner may reallocate capital to development alternatives in Australia, Ghana, Indonesia and Nevada.

Mercury pollution linked to illegal gold mining in Peru reaches lethal levels

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2013
PeruJungleRiver

This is the main conclusion of a new study of mercury contamination in fish and humans in the Peruvian jungle.

Latin America chooses mining investment over environment: report

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2013
Latin American chooses mining investment over environment: report

Study reveals some Latin American countries are racing to attract foreign investors eager to cash in on natural resources.

Canadian mining investments in Latin America

MINING.com Editor | March 24, 2013
CIDP interactive map feature

INTERACTIVE MAP: Explore active mines by company, country, and the year that the mine was acquired.

Formalization of artisanal miners in Peru approaches deadline

Daisy Johnson | March 18, 2013
Formalization of artisanal miners in Peru approaches deadline

Peruvian artisanal and small-scale miners have until October to become "formal miners" by achieving environmental certification.

Two dead during eviction of illegal miners in northern Peru

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2013
Two dead during eviction of informal miners in northern Peru

Illegal gold production in the South American nation has increased fivefold in the last six years.

Peruvians ask Washington-based human rights commission to halt Newmont’s Conga project

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2013
Peruvians asks Washington-based human rights commission to halt Newmont’s Conga project

Group claims project continues to advance despite being officially deemed as “suspended.”

Newmont won’t leave Peru’s gold-rich Cajamarca region by 2016: company

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2013
Newmont won’t leave Peru’s gold-rich Cajamarca region by 2016: company

Newmont's subsidiary Yanacocha said it is evaluating new projects in the region.

Peru predicted to be South America's first major uranium producer

Kerry Hall | March 8, 2013
Peru uranium mining

The country could be putting out millions of pounds within five to six years.

Peru to double current copper output by 2016: mine minister

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2013
Peru to double current copper output by 2016: mine minister

The country expects about $2 billion in revenue.

Copper, gold and laundered money: Peru's main exports in 2012

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2013
Copper, gold and money laundering: Peru main exports in 2012

The South American nation’s extractive sector accounts for some 60% of the economy.

New projects in Peru to add $3.6 billion to overall mining investment for 2013

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2013
New projects in Peru to add $3.6 billion to overall mining investment for 2013

The sector is expected to bring in $53 billion during the next decade.

Investors pile into Pan American Silver despite loss

Frik Els | February 21, 2013
Investors pile into Pan American Silver despite loss

A 150% increase in the miner's cash dividend makes the bad news from Argentina more palatable.

China killing gold mining competition

Vladimir Basov | February 20, 2013
Gold lion

China, Russia, Canada and Ghana increased their output.

Top 10 gold companies in 2012

Vladimir Basov | February 19, 2013
Top 10 gold companies

Seven out of 10 companies faced decreases in their attributable gold output.

Peru's Antamina set to produce 450,000 tonnes copper this year

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013
Peru's Antamina copper mine

The mine is one of the world's biggest copper-zinc pits.

China, Ghana gold production spike, others fall

Vladimir Basov | February 15, 2013
China gold dragon

The top 10 gold producing countries mined out 1,799 tonnes of the precious metal which is 2% more than in 2011.

Jack Caldwell

Panoro Minerals presents an exciting peek at Peru

Jack Caldwell | February 14, 2013

This would appear to be the Canadian mining movement in South America at its best.

Newmont's Peru ambitions take another knock as water authority rejects Yanacocha expansion

Frik Els | February 8, 2013
Newmont's Peru ambitions take another knock as water authority rejects Yanacocha expansion

First Conga, now a new pit at South America's biggest gold mine is blocked.

If you're selling, hungry Hudbay is buying

Frik Els | February 6, 2013
If you're selling, hungry Hudbay is buying

Toronto-based miner willing to spend up to $400m to 'tuck something in this year'.

Terrorists said to be leading protests against Canadian miner in Peru

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2013
Terrorists allegedly leading protests against Canadian miner in Peru

Protests organizers are said to have links with organized terrorist groups, such as the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and the Shining Path.

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