June 19, 2013 Thousands of Peruvians camp in the Andes to defend lake from Newmont’s gold project Government has sent additional police forces to watch over the protestors, as previous manifestations have turned violent in the past.
June 19, 2013 Brazil’s president unveils new mining law Reforms include proposal to potentially double mining royalties to 4%.
June 18, 2013 Gold price drops to one month low ahead of Fed decision Gold investors are worried that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke could announce on Wednesday that the Fed will start tapering off its quantitative easing program.
June 18, 2013 Seven Australian companies to survive a metals market correction Analyst Andrew Richards believes his country's resource sector has turned a corner.
June 18, 2013 Chilean miners the best paid in South America, sixth highest in the world The average annual salary is about $97,500, not so far from the global average of about $98,700.
June 18, 2013 Fresh protests threaten Newmont Conga mine in Peru The new round of demonstrations come after a top official for the Conga project, CEO Roque Benavides of Buenaventura, said water from one of the main water sources for locals,…
June 18, 2013 New Brazil mining law expected to be less severe than once feared "If the industry was still growing robustly the pressure to raise taxes and regulation would have been stronger."
June 18, 2013 JP Morgan urges more positive view of mining stocks Unfortunately the optimism does not extend to mining services stocks.
June 17, 2013 Banro shareholders enjoy rare stock surge It's the Democratic Republic of Congo gold miner's last week in TSX-S&P Composite index.
June 17, 2013 The hidden costs of precious-metals miners’ optimism Casey Research analyzes both producers and explorers to see how profitable (or value-adding) they may be under current market conditions.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
