June 4, 2019

Argentina rejects Barrick’s challenge to glacier protection

Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling halts 44 mining projects nearby or on bodies of ice that are being evaluated.

June 4, 2019

Codelco leads $11 billion mining capital raising in 2019

Chilean state-owned copper mining giant completed $1.3 billion bond issue during the first quarter.

June 4, 2019

Panama president-elect says he will review contract with First Quantum

Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said on Tuesday his incoming government would review a contract awarded to a subsidiary of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals.

June 4, 2019

Venezuela is said to default on gold swap with Deutsche Bank

Venezuela has defaulted on a gold swap agreement valued at $750 million with Deutsche Bank, prompting the lender to take control of the precious metal which was used as collateral.

June 4, 2019

Argentine court denies challenge to law against mining on glaciers

Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down a challenge to an environmental law banning mining in glacial areas that had been brought by Canadian miner Barrick Gold.

June 4, 2019

Sandspring PEA pegs Toroparu production at 4.5moz over 24 years

The project contains one of the largest in-situ gold reserves and resources owned by an independent junior mining company in South America.

June 4, 2019

Venezuelan ministers say Pemón tribe supports Mining Arc, NGOs disagree

Two ministers met with captains from the Indigenous tribe, however, activists say their complaints against the environmental and social impacts of the Orinoco Mining Arc tend to fall on deaf…

June 4, 2019

Canada’s Monarca to acquire San José project in Mexico

Chip sampling on the property produced significant gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead results.

June 3, 2019

Lithium mining superpowers seek riches as battery makers

The race by Tesla, Samsung and other technology giants to secure supplies of lithium is creating a unique chance for two global mining superpowers to reap more value from their…

June 3, 2019

Iron ore sticks to fundamentals as other commodities dance to noise — opinion

While geopolitical concerns have been the prime driver for most commodity markets recently, iron ore has been a standout, trading largely on traditional fundamentals.