December 13, 2012 Vale to pay Brazil $674 million in mining taxes Mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) has started paying the Brazilian government $674 million ($1.4 billion real) in a dispute over mining royalties.
December 13, 2012 Colombian armed rebels tighten control over gold mining Mining, not drugs, main income source for the revolutionary groups in Colombia.
December 13, 2012 Golden Tag: New discovery adds bulk mining potential to emerging major silver-lead-zinc property at San Diego, Durango State, Mexico Five new drill holes previously reported in 2012. All holes, for a 100% hit ratio, have intersected significant widths of silver-lead-zinc mineralization.
December 13, 2012 Reunion Gold announces completion of its 2012 exploration program at Matthews Ridge The Matthews Ridge manganese project is in Guyana, South America.
December 13, 2012 Cerro Resources and Primero Mining $119 million merger progressing Cerro Del Gallo and forming new explorer The merger is aimed at progressing the planned Cerro del Gallo gold/silver heap leach mine in Mexico.
December 13, 2012 Almaden discovers new area of mineralisation at Tuligtic, Mexico 2.4 km to southwest from Ixtaca zone, hits 7.00 m of 0.7 g/t gold One of the holes intersected significant mineralisation including 2.00 meters of 1.76 g/t gold.
December 11, 2012 $27 billion injected into Amazonia mining by 2016 Vale's Carajas iron ore mine is the biggest but some 60 gold explorers are also active in the Brazilian region.
December 11, 2012 Rio Cristal clarifies disclosure related to mineral resource estimate On March 2, 2012, the Company filed on SEDAR an independent technical report in respect of the mineral resource estimate on the company's Bongará project. The BCSC has advised the…
December 11, 2012 Eagle Star expands Bomfim claims along phosphate belt based on positive drill and pit sampling results Eage Star has acquired exploration rights to an additional 59,654 hectares in close proximity to its Bomfim Agro mineral project, located 10km from the MbAC's Itafós mine.
December 11, 2012 Solvista Gold continues to expand its gold-copper discovery at Caramanta results include 160.2 meters at 1.79 g/t gold equivalent with 67.4 meters at 2.75 g/t gold equivalent Results include 160.2 meters at 1.79 g/t gold equivalent with 67.4 meters at 2.75 g/t gold equivalent.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
