November 10, 2012 Copper miners in Chile urge for investments in Ventanas mine to prevent its closure Mining unions in Chile have asked the government to carry out the necessary investments to guarantee production at the Ventanas copper mine.
November 10, 2012 Carrejon postpones study on diverting Columbia’s Rancheria river due to weak carbon prices Carbon mining company Cerrejon, a joint venture of BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Xstrata, has decided to postpone a study into the possible diversion of the Rencheria river, in La…
November 10, 2012 Toyota to invest USD 150 million in lithium mining project Toyota has announced it will invest USD 150 million in mining company Oro Cobre's lithium mining project located in Salar de Olaroz, Jujuy, Argentina.
November 9, 2012 Peruvian company acquires Canadian gold junior Andina Minerals Peruvian precious metals miner Hochschild (LON:HOC) is acquiring Canadian Andina Minerals (TSX-V:ASM), after the junior gold miner agreed late Thursday to a friendly takeover.
November 9, 2012 Oroco increases strike length at Xochipala Approximately two kilometers of the contact has now been identified on the Xochipala Property in addition to geological characteristics similar to known deposits in the Guerrero Gold Belt.
November 8, 2012 Local governor stops operations at East Mining’s Tulcingo mine due to lack of permits The governor of Tulcingo de Valle, Puebla, Mexico, has informed that the exploitation of antimony at the Tulcingo mine has been suspended due to the fact that the company responsible…
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.
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