June 5, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Market intelligence for June 2013 Top 10 silver producing countries in 2012.
June 5, 2013 Lessons from economic crises in Argentina David Galland discusses the current economic crisis in the country and its likely political fallout, as well as its effects on expats living there.
June 5, 2013 Road blockade forces Rio Alto to suspend production at its Peruvian mine Local activists are protesting the Peruvian judicial system, the local district attorney and the state police force.
June 4, 2013 Falling commodity prices hit Aussie miners the hardest: profits fall 49% The world's 40 largest miners announced a massive $45 billion in writedowns last year.
June 4, 2013 Weapons-smuggling ship found in the US may be filled with gold It was used to smuggle guns to revolutionaries in Haiti, carried money and gold and it was at the centre of a mutiny.
June 4, 2013 Chinese firms go hunting for gold mines overseas China hosts less than 5% of the world's known gold reserves, while domestic mines are often readily exhausted.
June 4, 2013 Chinese miners eye Glencore Xstrata copper mine in Peru The two firms weighing rival bids are said to be Chinalco Mining Corp International, a subsidiary of China's state-run aluminum group, and Hong Kong-listed MMG Ltd.
June 4, 2013 More bad news for Barrick: Pascua Lama production delayed deep into 2015 The revised production start date will bring higher capital costs, bumping the project cost estimate up as high as $8.5 billion.
June 3, 2013 Three of Carlos Slim’s mines shut down by labour conflict Two gold and silver mines, and one copper mine owned by the world's second richest man have shuttered their doors.
June 3, 2013 Survey of mining executives reveals renewed pessimism in the sector Iron ore, molybdenum and nickel are the main commodities executives see as having the highest likelihood of depreciating in value over the next three years.
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
