January 3, 2012 Silver producer First Majestic names Douglas Penrose as chairman First Majestic Silver Corp. announced that Douglas Penrose has been appointed as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2012. In addition to his new role, Mr. Penrose will continue…
January 2, 2012 Chile’s Codelco files documents to exercise US$6 billion Anglo option Chile's state copper company Codelco, the world's top producer, announced today that it has used its rights to exercise its disputed option to buy a 49 percent stake in global…
January 1, 2012 Natural disasters, gold price among Top Mining Stories of 2011 2011 will go down as the year when the wind fell out of the sails of economic recovery and serious storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
December 30, 2011 Australian company submits EIS for US$300 million gold-silver project in Chile Australian Laguna Resources (ASX: LRC) has submitted an environmental impact study (EIS) to Chile’s Environment Ministry's evaluation service for its US$300 million Arqueros gold-silver project in the north of the…
December 29, 2011 Anglo American and Codelco meet in court Formerly called “The Disputed One,” Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine located northeast of Santiago, Chile, is living up to its name. The operation, which is expected to become the world's…
December 29, 2011 Seeking to clear its name, Canadian family takes over gold mining company in Ecuador The Calgary Herald is reporting that a Canadian family running an offshore organization under investigation by police has taken over a gold mining company in Ecuador.
December 28, 2011 President of Panama inaugurates electrical transmission line constructed by Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 28, 2011) - Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ)(OTCBB:PTQMF)(FRANKFURT:P7Z) ("Petaquilla" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the President of the Republic of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli,…
December 28, 2011 Orocobre Announces Update on Company Activities During the past several months, the company has made substantial progress on key activities required to commence construction of commercial operations at the Olaroz Lithium-Potash project in northwest Argentina, including…
December 27, 2011 The largest storage dome in South America, constructed over an operating stockpile Located at over 4,000 meters above sea level in the Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, the San Cristobal Mine is the largest mine in Bolivia. The open-pit silver, lead and…
December 27, 2011 Mining – Chile – Mining regions receive just 5 pct of funds collected from royalty Chile's mining regions are receiving just 5% of the funds collected from the royalty system being applied in the country to mining companies, according to lower house member Carlos Vilches…
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
