October 13, 2013 Guerrillas bomb Cerrejon coal railway in Colombia It is the third such attack on Cerrejon infrastructure — a joint venture between Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata — this year and follows seven incidents in 2012.
October 12, 2013 Five gold exploration companies that score high in Colombia Led by a wave of foreign investment focused on mining and oil, Latin America’s fifth largest economy has been well on its way to reaching its economic potential.
October 12, 2013 Chilean court accepts new appeal against Barrick’s Pascua-Lama Freshest threat after a court froze the project earlier in the year.
October 11, 2013 Copper output to spike, but surplus to remain ‘very modest’ After seven years of almost no growth, copper supply expansion is set to average over 4% through 2016, but the market surplus is likely to remain marginal.
October 11, 2013 Glencore, Vale may merge their Canadian nickel assets: report Roots of the expected tie-up go back to 2006.
October 10, 2013 Most junior miners won’t make it past this fall: McCoach But when the market does recover, it is "going to be a screamer," he says.
October 10, 2013 Rival Chinese miners shortlisted for Glencore’s Las Bambas copper mine Chinalco and Minmetals have been invited back to conduct due diligence and make a second bid, insiders said.
October 10, 2013 Buyers line up for JPMorgan’s $3.3bn commodity unit The bank is willing to sell the business to one customer or break it down into various divisions.
October 10, 2013 Desperate indigenous group brings BHP’s Cerro Matoso to a halt "People don't have anywhere to live, and they also are getting cancer from the mining operation."
October 9, 2013 Brazil gold pour too late for cash-strapped Carpathian Shares in Toronto-based explorer down a third after delays of initial gold production at its Brazil project prompts it to pursue "strategic alternatives."
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