Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Illegal mining is Latin America’s new cocaine

Once confined to Peru and Colombia, the shady business has spread out to neighbouring countries and is generating up to five times more revenue than drug trafficking.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 23, 2013 | 12:19 pm

BC coal project faces fresh woes over foreign workers

Canada's United Steelworkers union is asking the British Columbia Supreme Court to revoke the HD's exploration permit, alleging local authorities granted it without addressing safety concerns.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 23, 2013 | 5:03 am

Peru’s $1bn Tia Maria copper mine gets social license, to restart mining soon

Work is likely to restart within the next 90 days, a top government official said following a public meeting with local residents.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 6:13 pm

Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved

Environmentalists argue the approval will see 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 4:51 pm

Colombia calls a truce in freshly declared war on coal

It has extended Drummond port improvement deadline, but it will charge the company daily fines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 2:20 pm

Rinehart’s Roy Hill secures close to $700 million from US bank

She needs $10 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 1:19 pm

Canada watchdog accuses Silvercorp short seller of fraud

Hedge fund manager Jon Richard Carnes wrote a false negative report in 2011 about the silver miner in order to profit from its falling share price.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 12:52 pm

Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt

The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 5:05 pm

Gold price collapses pass the $1,200 mark

It plunged as much as 3% to $1,198 an ounce, the lowest price in almost six months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 1:00 pm

China’s government likely behind country’s gold hoard—report

Already the world's biggest gold producer China is set to overtake India as the No.1 gold importer. But where is all that gold going?

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 12:10 pm

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