December 16, 2013 Primero Mining buys Brigus Gold for $208 million The transaction creates a diversified, Americas-based mid-tier gold producer that would generate the equivalent of 250,000 to 270,000 ounces of gold next year.
December 16, 2013 Brazil’s Vale sells two of its copper mines in Chile Vale got $25 million for the mines, way below the $200 million it had invested on them.
December 16, 2013 Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."
December 16, 2013 Peru’s mining attracted close to $9bn in investments this year The potential is appealing. Peru holds13% of the world's copper reserves, 4% of gold, 22% of silver, 7.6% of zinc, 9% of lead and 6% of tin reserves.
December 16, 2013 Australian mining jobs sector still growing, but new skills needed, report finds Employment in the mining sector will rise by 7.4% over the next four years, with the oil and gas sector providing the largest number of new jobs
December 15, 2013 Amid fierce political opposition, US uranium miner suspends mine plans Decades-long ban on uranium mining in Virginia is proving very difficult to change.
December 15, 2013 American oil producer says it doesn’t need Keystone pipeline One of the companies that has signed up to ship crude through Keystone recently told Reuters that the pipeline was "no longer needed."
December 15, 2013 1,500 Barrick workers out of a job as Pascua Lama suspension takes effect The company is cutting its Argentine work force as Chileans work on water treatment facility.
December 15, 2013 Australian coal investments at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’ – Oxford study says New research suggests that Australian coal's second-biggest customer, China, could be headed for a coal-free diet.
December 13, 2013 Northern Dynasty share price rises 12% as company officially reclaims 100% of Pebble project Northern Dynasty share price gains 12%.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
