November 26, 2012

Chinese miners to pour $7.4bn into Peru

A number of iron ore, copper and gold mines are being built and expanded over the next five years.

November 26, 2012

Patagonia Gold makes first pour at Argentinian project

South America-focused gold and silver miner Patagonia Gold (LON:PGD) (TSX:PAT), announced Monday it produced its first doré gold bar from its Lomada de Leiva gold and silver project in the…

November 26, 2012

Crusader Resources gets the green light for Brazilian iron ore production

Crusader expands into both iron ore and gold in Brazil

November 25, 2012

Canada’s Goldcorp operations in Guatemala under the microscope

An in-depth documentary by AlJazeera TV analyses the main human rights and environmental claims against the miner.

November 24, 2012

Peru expects $10 billion in mining investments next year

Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino announced the country is expected to attract mining investment projects worth $10 billion in 2013.

November 24, 2012

Barrick upbeat on Pueblo Viejo despite protests

The miner expects protests against its $3.8-billion joint venture Pueblo Viejo to gradually decline as more people become aware of the economic benefits the gold mine will provide.

November 23, 2012

Thousands march on Chinese gold mine in Mexico

32 communities in Puebla, Mexico have given Chinese company JDC Minerals an ultimatum of 24 hours to abandon its La Lupe mine.

November 23, 2012

Baja Mining announces Boleo project new chief operating officer

The company has announced that Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de C.V., its 49% owned Mexican company, has appointed Kyoung Jin Park as Chief Operating Officer.

November 22, 2012

Patagonia Gold gets green light to mine close to Argentina’s southern glaciers

London-based Patagonia Gold (LON:PGD) (TSX:PAT), a South America-focused gold and silver producer, received Thursday the full and final permit from the Argentine authorities to develop its Lomada de Leiva gold…

November 22, 2012

Codelco’s profit jumped 27% thanks to deal with Anglo

Chilean state-own Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said Thursday its January-September profits climbed 27% compared to the same period last year, thanks mainly to the settlement of a heated…