March 13, 2012

CESCO’s Chile copper week coming in April

Chile's Centre for Copper and Mining Studies, CESCO, is holding this year's Cesco Week from 16-19 April in Santiago. This copper focussed event brings together major players in the mining…

March 12, 2012

Goldcorp insists El Morro going ahead

Goldcorp. Inc. (TSX:G) says development will continue as planned on the $3.9-billion El Morro copper and gold project unless Chile's supreme court upholds a decision that rescinds its environmental permit.

March 12, 2012

Mandalay Resources Corporation announces fourth quarter and 2011 full year financial results

The Company is on track to deliver significant earnings, EBITDA and cash flow growth again in 2012 as we expect the Cerro Bayo silver-gold mine will reach full production by…

March 12, 2012

Great Panther Silver reports 37% increase in revenues to $57.8 million and $11.5 million in net earnings for 2011

Great Panther is pleased to report revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $57.8 million, representing a 37% increase over 2010. The Company's gross profit or earnings from…

March 12, 2012

Sandspring Provides Update of NI 43-101 Technical Report

DENVER, COLORADO--(Marketwire - March 12, 2012) - SANDSPRING RESOURCES LTD. (TSX VENTURE:SSP) ("Sandspring" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the publication of an updated NI 43-101 technical report titled…

March 12, 2012

Peru mining investments reached US$7.2 billion in 2011, 77% more than in 2010

Mining companies in Peru invested US$7.2 billion in 2011, 77% more than in 2010, Mines and Energy Ministry (MEM) reports.

March 11, 2012

Chile court suspends approval of Goldcorp’s $3.9 billion El Morro project

Chile newspaper La Tercera is reporting that an appeals court has suspended environmental authorization for Goldcorp's El Morro project over objections by local communities. Construction of the mine was due…

March 10, 2012

9 miners die in flood, mine collapse in Colombia

Colombian authorities say they have recovered the bodies of all nine victims of a coal mine collapse.

March 9, 2012

Canadian Mandalay Resources resumes operations in Chile

Canadian miner Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND, MND.WT) resumed operations at its Cerro Bayo project in Chile today, after protestors removed blockades, allowing supplies in and out of the mine.

March 8, 2012

Antofagasta Minerals CEO quits a week before 2011 results

In an surprising move, London-listed, Chilean copper producer Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced that the chief executive of its copper division, Marcelo Awad, had agreed to quit.