November 8, 2012 Bolivia rejects Desarrollos Zapal’s request to operate the Los Cardones gold mine The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in La Paz, Bolivia, has refused to grant authorization to Desarrollos Zapal to operate the Los Cardones gold mine.
November 8, 2012 4,500 citizens of Esquel, Argentina protest against mega-mining projects, demand halt to Yamana Gold’s operations Around 4,500 citizens of Esquel, Argentina, protested against the mega-mining projects in the province and demanded that the government cancel Yamana Gold's authorization to operate in the region.
November 8, 2012 Yamana Gold increases investment to reopen gold mine in Atacama to USD 423 million Canadian company Yamana Gold has announced it will increase its investment from USD 315 million to USD 423 million to reopen the gold mine "Agua de la Falda", located in…
November 8, 2012 Proacon awarded MXN 100 million drilling contract for Industrias Peñoles’ Naica mine Proacon Mexico has been awarded a contract by Industrias Peñoles to carry out drilling works at the Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico.
November 8, 2012 Chile grants Finning International $500 million in mining contracts Canadian heavy equipment dealer Finning International (TSX:FTT) said Thursday it has been awarded contracts worth a total of $497 million from several Chilean mining companies.
November 8, 2012 Chevron’s assets embargoed after $19 billion fine An Argentine court has ordered to embargo Chevron assets in the South American country to help enforcing an Ecuadorean court resolution that fined the oil and natural gas giant for…
November 8, 2012 INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Potash The market for the soil nutrient is dominated by a handful of countries and a few giant companies. And it's made some people fabulously wealthy.
November 7, 2012 Codelco awards OHL $91.2 million contract Spanish construction company OHL has been awarded a USD 91.2 million contract from Codelco to develop a system to crush, transport, acid cure and stack copper oxides.
November 7, 2012 Vale receives authorization for Salobo copper project Vale announced that it had received an operating license from IBAMA, the Brazilian environmental and renewable resources council, for its Salobo copper mine in Pará.
November 7, 2012 Baja Mining granted further standstill extension by lenders Vancouver-based Baja Mining Corp. (TSX: BAJ) announced this morning that it has landed two extensions of a standstill agreement with lenders to its Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de…
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
