March 20, 2013 Mexico’s Guerrero Gold Belt, home of low-cost gold production and analyst Merrill McHenry’s favorite miners The Guerrero Gold Belt, a sexy, new, developing mining district in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, has attracted some exciting explorers that have unearthed key discoveries.
March 19, 2013 How earthquakes create gold deposits instantaneously Study shows that gold deposits are created instantaneously through a process called 'flash vaporization'.
March 19, 2013 UPDATE: Barrick says Pueblo Viejo shipment released by Dominican customs World number one gold miner contradicts earlier reports.
March 19, 2013 Brazil’s Batista taking a bath Business magnate has billions of dollars of debt and has lost a huge chunk of his personal wealth.
March 18, 2013 Potash project fallout: Vale tells directors to leave Argentina over ‘safety concerns’ Tensions over Vale dropping potash project with skyrocketing costs rise.
March 18, 2013 Formalization of artisanal miners in Peru approaches deadline Peruvian artisanal and small-scale miners have until October to become "formal miners" by achieving environmental certification.
March 18, 2013 World’s top copper producer faces major strike threat and lower demand In 2011, Codelco was hit by a one-day strike that cost it $40 million.
March 17, 2013 Alberta government steps up marketing campaign to sway Americans on Keystone XL With the long awaited Keystone XL decision looming, the Alberta government took out a $30,000 ad in the New York Times to appeal to Americans.
March 15, 2013 Two dead during eviction of illegal miners in northern Peru Illegal gold production in the South American nation has increased fivefold in the last six years.
March 15, 2013 Hundreds of workers sacked at BHP’s Escondida in Chile The cause of their dismissal is their involvement in demonstrations for better wages and benefits early this month.
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
