January 13, 2020 Para purchases Colombian company for $5.5m The buyout gives the Canadian miner access to two active operations and expands its existing concessions in Antioquia.
January 13, 2020 Ecuador court casts doubts on mining projects future, allows public referendums Constitutional Court has ruled that popular votes about mining issues are possible, paving the way for opposition to future developments.
January 12, 2020 Elections are about to inject some volatility into emerging markets A slew of emerging markets face their own votes as investors embrace politics-inspired turbulence.
January 12, 2020 Nexa reaches deal with farming communities in Peru The Brazilian miner promised to offer professional development opportunities to young people in some areas of the Ica department.
January 10, 2020 Lithium price plunges to 4-year low Market for battery metal in grip of brutal bear market and experts say prices may not have bottomed yet.
January 10, 2020 Brazil plans to allow mining in Amazonian indigenous reserves The Brazilian constitution permits the extraction of raw materials from the reserves but a lack of regulation has resulted in widespread wildcat mining across the region.
January 10, 2020 Rio Silver, Peruvian Metals to explore Au-Ag-Cu project in Peru The Canadian miners are splitting responsibilities at the Palta Dorada property in Ancash.
January 9, 2020 Venezuela’s Guaido seeks EU ‘blood gold’ designation for informal mining Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says the EU should use a label to limit the trade of Venezuelan gold, the way the "blood diamond" campaign of the 1990s targeted diamond…
January 9, 2020 Lundin’s Fruta del Norte produced 28,678 oz gold in 2019 The mine is Ecuador's newest and largest gold operation.
January 9, 2020 Chile’s top court backs Barrick in Pascua Lama water case Country's Supreme Court has rejected appeals filed by a local indigenous community over claims of water contamination.
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