July 8, 2012

Fury over Conga threatens to overwhelm Peru’s president

Peru's President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency and has now enlisted the help of the clergy after deadly clashes but the violence shows no signs of letting up.

July 7, 2012

Massive new Brazil mine will pipe iron-water slurry 420 kilometres to coast

Hong Kong's Honbridge Holdings plans to build a 420 kilometre pipeline to move iron-ore from Brazil's Minas Gerais state to the coast in stead of building a railway line for…

July 7, 2012

Colombian coal workers vote to strike

Colombian coal workers voted on Saturday to strike over pay and working conditions at the 3-million-tonne-per-year La Jagua mine of Glencore's Prodeco unit, a union said. Colombia is the world's…

July 6, 2012

Southern Legacy appoints key officers and seeks listing on the Lima Stock Exchange

Effective immediately, Southern Legacy has appointed a new interim CEO and CFO as well as made decisions to expand the company's market access into Peru.

July 6, 2012

Bolivian farmer dies in demonstration against South American Silver

A Bolivian farmer died on Friday and at least four others were injured when protesters occupied the Malku Khota project, operated by Canadian South American Silver in the Andean highlands.

July 6, 2012

Argentina’s glaciers law won’t affect Pascua Lama: Barrick

Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold company, said a new ruling outlawing mining near glaciers in Argentina will not interfere with its Pascua-Lama mine, one of the world’s largest new…

July 6, 2012

Lupaka Gold and Andean American announce business combination to create a Peru focused gold exploration company

The two companies have signed a binding letter of intent to create a new Peru-focused gold exploration company. Under the terms Andean American shareholders will receive 0.245 shares of Lupaka…

July 6, 2012

Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns

Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.

July 5, 2012

Dispute over Argentina’s Los Azules copper project just got uglier

With the recent announcement that there’s much more copper in the Los Azules copper project in Argentina than initially thought, the stakes in a lawsuit contesting its ownership have become…

July 5, 2012

Peru detains leader of anti-mining protests then frees him after increased hostility

Peruvian police detained former Roman Catholic priest Marco Arana, the leader of the protests against Newmont Mining, yesterday evening. The situation has only worsened since the government declared a state…