December 1, 2011 Famous writers petition against Mexico silver mine More than 150 internationally known writers and artists are urging Mexican President Felipe Calderon to cancel mining concessions in an area of northern Mexico considered sacred ground by the Huichol…
December 1, 2011 Canadian Eco Oro Minerals drills gold, silver at Angostura deposit in Colombia IBTimes reported the Eco Oro Minerals (TSX:GSL) found high-grade silver and gold at its Colombia-based Angostura project.
December 1, 2011 Codelco starts new legal actions against Anglo amid accusations of generating an “artificial dispute” The legal battle between Codelco and Anglo American is escalating. Yesterday, Chile’s state-owned copper company lodged a so-called pre-judicial preparatory measure in the 17th Civil Court of Santiago, seeking details…
December 1, 2011 Underground Mine Development The planned underground expansions to existing mines, as well as major new underground operations being looked at, means that achieving faster and more efficient development underground is as much at…
December 1, 2011 Rights panel says 90 Mexico coal mine deaths since 2006 Mexico’s independent National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday that 90 people have died since 2006 in mine accidents in the northern state of Coahuila, the country’s main coal-producing region, attributing…
November 30, 2011 Collahuasi miners at Xstrata, Anglo’s Chile unit end strike Workers at the Collahuasi copper mine, a joint venture between Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc in northern Chile, agreed today to end a strike over job dismissals after winning…
November 30, 2011 Great Panther Silver confirms continuity of Santa Margarita gold-silver veins Great Panther Silver Ltd. (TSX:GPR,AMEX:GPL) announced extended mineralization and continuity of gold-silver veins at Guanajuato.
November 30, 2011 Newmont suspends construction at the Conga project in agreement with the Government of Peru Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) ("Newmont" or the "Company") announced today that, in agreement with the government of Peru, it has suspended construction activities at the Conga project (or the…
November 30, 2011 Collahuasi strike begins to bite into output Output of copper cathodes and copper concentrates are beginning to be affected by a work stoppage that began Monday at the giant Collahuasi copper mine in Chile. Reuters reports that…
November 30, 2011 Glencore ends $475 million proposal to buy Peru copper mine Glencore International Plc, the biggest publicly traded commodities trader, ended a proposal to buy a majority stake in a South American copper project for $475 million, CST Mining Group Ltd.…
World No. 2 gold miner is ‘willing to move’ on M&A, CEO says Agnico Eagle CEO Ammar Al-Joundi said the gold producer is “very well-positioned” to pursue acquisitions should opportunities emerge. February 13, 2026 | 02:47 pm
