April 7, 2013

World Heritage Site ripped up by quarry

Nazca Lines.

April 5, 2013

Chile’s port strikes hitting fruit more than copper: experts

Unrest comes against a backdrop of a presidential election year and may heavily weigh on the results.

April 4, 2013

Report: Iron ore price at $90 in December and widening surplus to at least 2018

Bear market looks inevitable.

April 4, 2013

Brazil environmental watchdog charges Anglo with a $10m fine over port accident

The incident forced Anglo to halt shipments from the operation, where it produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore last year.

April 3, 2013

Canadian mining under fire at home and abroad

Tough times for Canadian mining.

April 3, 2013

Newmont mulls taking Peru’s Conga money elsewhere

Miner may reallocate capital to development alternatives in Australia, Ghana, Indonesia and Nevada.

April 2, 2013

How two friends made a fortune in Colombia and expect to do it again

Frank Giustra returns to Colombia with an eye on new projects.

April 2, 2013

Vancouver mining company sues El Salvador for US$315m

Company claims the El Salvadoran government failed to issue necessary mining licences for the El Dorado gold project.

April 2, 2013

The end of the gold era: SocGen report

More bearish gold calls.

April 1, 2013

Four miners that could make money at the margins—and one that probably won’t

Christos Doulis travels the world for Stonecap Securities looking for mining companies that can contain costs; companies that can't contain costs because of rising labor and energy bills are not…