November 12, 2012 Peru to resume talks on Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga mine Peru's government is considering resuming talks with opponents of the $4.8 billion Minas Conga copper and gold mining project in the northern region of Cajamarca, Environment Minister, Manuel Pulgar Vidal,…
November 12, 2012 Fatal earthquake collapses gold mine in northern Myanmar A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a gold mine, a bridge, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.
November 12, 2012 Yamana Gold insists on risky project in northern Chile Canadian miner Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) (NYSE: AUY) is refusing to give up on its plans to re-open the old “Agua de la Falda” gold mine in Chile’s northern Atacama…
November 10, 2012 SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.
November 10, 2012 Global copper production under stress Copper mining has become an especially capital intensive industry - the average capital intensity for a new copper mine in 2000 was between US$4,000 - 5,000 to build the capacity…
November 10, 2012 Codelco evaluating Gaby mine expansion Codelco estimates that copper production at the Gaby mine in Chile will reach 139,000 tons in 2012 and 150,000 tons in 2013.
November 10, 2012 Yanacocha fined for breaking environmental laws Mining company Yanacocha has been fined PEN 466,287 (USD 179,000) for violating environmental laws at its gold and copper mining project Conga, located in Cajamarca, Peru.
November 10, 2012 Copper miners in Chile urge for investments in Ventanas mine to prevent its closure Mining unions in Chile have asked the government to carry out the necessary investments to guarantee production at the Ventanas copper mine.
November 9, 2012 South African report highlights Chinese labor abuses in the Sub-Sahara A new report by Johannesburg-based South Africa Resource Watch (SARW) claims that China is exploiting cheap labor in the sub-Saharan nation and subjecting employees in the mining industry to harsh…
November 8, 2012 Norilsk Nickel’s board approves share cancellation The board of directors of Norilsk Nickel has approved the cancellation of 9.96% of its shares held by the subsidiary NN Investment, top officials of Interros and UC RUSAL told…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
