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 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 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 13, 2013 Suspicion grows over events that led Batista’s oil firm to bankruptcy Investors want federal authorities to examine the role of regulators and the stock exchange in OGX collapse.
December 13, 2013 Mexico passes historic bill ending oil monopoly In a country that celebrates “Oil Industry Nationalization Day,” the energy package approved last night has automatically become Mexico’s most significant and controversial economic reform since the NAFTA.
December 12, 2013 Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.
December 12, 2013 Miners warned about Indonesia, Brazil, India and South Africa investments Terrorism, regime instability and resource nationalism, are the main risks mining investors will face in 2014.
December 12, 2013 IAMGOLD stops paying shareholders Suspends dividend payments due to low gold price.
December 11, 2013 Mexico-focused precious metals miners poised for significant upside Analysts at Desjardins Capital Markets say they expect Mexico to continue to rank as one of the more competitive jurisdictions to attract mining investment.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
