November 3, 2011

Newmont’s Conga set to become Peru flashpoint as region vows massive protest

Reuters reports leaders in Peru's Cajamarca region demanded on Wednesday that Newmont Mining and partner Buenaventura abandon their $4.8 billion Conga project after talks with the central government broke down.…

November 3, 2011

ANDINA announces CAD$15 million non-brokered private placement financing

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November 3, 2011

Opposition grows to Newmont’s $4.8 bln Peru mine

Political and community leaders in Peru's Cajamarca region demanded on Wednesday that Newmont Mining abandon its $4.8 billion Conga project and said the central government's efforts to broker a truce…

November 2, 2011

Yamana Gold hikes dividend by 63% on strong third quarter

South America-focused Yamana Gold (TSE:YRI) increased production and revenue targets for the third quarter, and rewarded shareholders with a 63% dividend increase. Toronto-based Yamana boosted production 4% to 279,274 gold-equivalent…

November 2, 2011

FLSmidth wins large lime plant project in Uruguay

FLSmidth has signed a contract worth approximately USD 35m (approximately DKK 200m) with Cementos del Plata SA, for the supply of equipment and technology to their lime manufacturing facility located…

November 1, 2011

Colombia mining minister sees coal exports hitting 100 mil mt by 2015

Colombian thermal coal was trading at about $100/mt on an FOB Colombian annual coal exports should reach 100 million mt by 2015, up 33% from current levels, as a flood…

November 1, 2011

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC standardises globally on Gemcom Mining Software Solutions

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2011) - Gemcom Software International Inc., the largest global supplier of mining software solutions, today announced that Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC) will…

October 31, 2011

PBX continues extending copper mineralization at the Copaquire Property Chile (FILSRCCA)

October 30, 2011

In a month of copper strikes, world number 3 Collahuasi’s must count as shortest

Reuters reports unionised Chilean workers at Collahuasi, the world's third most productive copper mine, halted production on Saturday in a strike demanding a wage bonus, but were back at work…

October 28, 2011

Peru’s Yanacocha locals keen on water not $4.8 billion gold project

Reuters reports Peru's government on Friday brokered the first in a series of talks between townspeople and Newmont Mining in a bid to solve a conflict over water supplies at…