July 21, 2012 China’s Bosai Minerals Group ponders leaving Guyana due to hostility Chinese producer of bauxite Bosai Minerals Group halted its operations in Guyana on Friday due to violent protests against the miner that left at least three deaths on Wednesday, said…
July 21, 2012 India’s Jindal employees in Bolivia arrested and equipment seized for alleged ‘breach of contract’ Two employees of India’s Jindal Steel and Power were arrested on Friday and equipment confiscated in Bolivia, after the company abandoned its $2.1 billion El-Mutun iron ore project five days…
July 21, 2012 Two solar power plants to relieve mining sector’s power needs in Chile As subsidies for renewable energy are falling in the depressed European economies, which represent the world's largest market for solar technology, manufacturers have started looking to new markets and Chile…
July 20, 2012 Freeport to start $4 billion Peru’s copper mine expansion in 2013 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) will start its $4 billion mill expansion at the Cerro Verde copper operation in Peru next year, said CEO Richard Adkerson a conference call…
July 20, 2012 Colombian coal miners’ strike risks Glencore operation Following a series of recent protests and other problems affecting mining companies with operations in Colombia, coal workers for the local unit of Glencore International went on strike late Thursday,…
July 20, 2012 Scorpio Mining names Peter Hawley president and CEO The company announced that it has accepted the resignation of Scorpio's President and Chief Executive Officer, Parviz Farsangi, and unanimously appointed the Company's Chairman and founder Peter J. Hawley as…
July 19, 2012 Gold Resource Corporation reports second quarter production; revises production outlook COLORADO SPRINGS, CO--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2012) - Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE MKT: GORO) reported its preliminary production results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 of approximately 14,500…
July 19, 2012 Rich thick copper-gold VMS underground drill intercepts in Colombia Canadian exploration junior, Atico Mining, is off to a good start in its underground drill program at El Roble in Colombia, hitting two 40-metre intercepts with high-grade copper and gold.
July 19, 2012 Argentine glaciers scupper Osisko’s Famatina project An Argentine court ruled Wednesday in favour of suspending Famatina, a gold exploration project led by Canadian company Osisko (TSX:OSK), until a new ruling outlawing mining near glaciers is applied…
July 18, 2012 Acquisition of securities of White Tiger Gold Ltd. Finskiy now beneficially owns and/or exercises control or direction over 185,595,794 common shares of White Tiger Gold, representing approximately 48.45% of the issued and outstanding common shares (on an undiluted…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm