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.

March 14, 2013

Giant coal miner Cerrejon bombed in Colombia

Military suspects rebels attacked railway with explosives.