October 5, 2012 China and Chile join forces during Asia Copper Week The world’s most important copper companies will gather next month in Shanghai in an event organized by the Chinese’s city Futures Exchange (SHFE) and Chile’s Centre or Copper and Mining…
October 5, 2012 Vale freezes operations at two plants due to falling steel demand Brazil’s mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) will temporarily halt operations at its São Luís and Tubarão I and II pellet plants starting October 8 and November 13 respectively.
October 4, 2012 Mariana Resources takes a stake in promising gold project in Peru Australia-based Mariana Resources (LON:MARL) (TSX:MRY) , an exploration and development company focused in southern Argentina and Chile, announced Thursday it signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Canadian junior Condor…
October 4, 2012 Chile’s appeals court to hear injunction request against Barrick’s Pascua Lama A Chilean appeals court has accepted a request for an injunction against Canada’s Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) and its Pascua Lama project, filed by a group of northern natives…
October 3, 2012 Xstrata increases copper and silver reserves at Argentina’s El Pachon project Xstrata Copper announced Wednesday a significant increase to the mineral resource estimate at El Pachón copper and silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina.
October 3, 2012 Chile’s deputy mining minister ‘quits’ after lithium fiasco Chile's deputy mining minister, Pablo Wagner, resigned a day after the government decided to revoke the lithium mining concession awarded to a local company last week, acknowledging problems with the…
October 3, 2012 MAG Silver reports initial mineral resource estimate at Cinco de Mayo Inferred Resources: 12.45 million tonnes 132 g/t Ag, 0.24 g/t Au, 2.86% Pb and 6.47% Zn.
October 3, 2012 Paramount Gold and Silver reports exceptional drill results from Its San Miguel project in Mexico including intercepts up to 59.4 g/T gold And 1,665.8 g/T silver Drill results from the company's San Miguel project in Mexico including intercepts up to 59.4 g/T gold and 1,665.8 g/T silver.
October 3, 2012 Sienna Gold Inc.: last results from Callanquitas drill campaign: 7.7 meters at 4.3 grams per tonne gold The company's best results came from CA-12-67 with 7.7 m at 4.3 g/t gold and 58 g/t silver within an overall interval of 16.0 m at 2.2 g/t gold and…
October 2, 2012 Bolivia’s Colquiri mine to restart operation after historic agreement The rival groups of Bolivian miners fighting over control of the Andean silver, tin and zinc Colquiri mine, reached an agreement over the weekend that was qualified as “historic” by…
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
