April 24, 2014 Platinum strike doesn’t get to spoil Anglo American’s first quarter results Platinum output fell by nearly 40% as a consequence of a more than three-month strike over pay in the sector South Africa.
April 23, 2014 Barrick-Newmont merger could be as good as gold The new gold giant would have a market value of $33 billion, operations on five continents, and a gold output of well over 12 million ounces a year.
April 23, 2014 About 40,000 illegal miners ignore Peru’s deadline to formalize status Tension grows as the illicit miners keep evading government efforts to bring them into the formal economy.
April 23, 2014 Chile turning mines into tourist attractions Chile's massive copper mines will soon be part of a "Mining Tourism Route," to kick off in 2015.
April 22, 2014 Mining may cause extinction of most Colombian indigenous peoples: UN The UN warns there are 40 indigenous groups are at risk of disappearing in the country.
April 20, 2014 Barclays is the next big bank pulling out of commodities: report The English bank is planning to sell large parts of its metals, agricultural and energy business.
April 20, 2014 Peru set to regain world’s second largest copper producer place this year The South American nation lost the title to China in 2012.
April 18, 2014 One more reason iron ore price won’t stray too far from $120 Beijing's strategy to consolidate the domestic iron ore industry under six to eight large miners has been met with skepticism.
April 17, 2014 Guinea government to strip Vale, BSGR of all Simandou rights The West African nation is ready to withdraw the mining permits held by VBG, a company run by BSGR and Vale.
April 16, 2014 Chile’s main iron-ore producer to invest $650 million this year The biggest chunk of the investment will be allocated to CAP's Cerro Negro Norte operation in the country's north.
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