October 28, 2018 Protesters force Aura Minerals to suspend operations in Honduras The company says limited access to a new area it wants to exploit makes the San Andrés mine unprofitable.
October 26, 2018 Yamana Gold sells Gualcamayo to Mineros in $85 million deal The Gualcamayo acquisition adds 491,000 ounces of gold in reserves and 2.28 million ounces of gold in indicated mineral resources.
October 26, 2018 Leagold said restarting Santa Luz mine in Brazil requires $82 million Santa Luz is a fully constructed open pit mine, which originally started production mid-2013 but was placed on care and maintenance in 2014.
October 26, 2018 Canadian miner’s project in Mexico halted by Hurricane Willa Hurricane Willa made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 on October 23, 2018.
October 26, 2018 Chile’s court rejects lawsuit to block Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi While the decision is final and not subject to appeal, one legal hurdle remains — Pampa Group, which controls SQM, earlier this month filed an additional appeal with Chile’s TDLC…
October 26, 2018 Lupaka’s project in Peru hit by demonstrators The protesters have blockaded the access road directly outside of the main gate of the mine.
October 26, 2018 Sibanye, Regulus to jointly develop Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project The project, located in the San Juan province, is about 10km from the border with Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer.
October 25, 2018 Vale expects jump in base metal performance in 2020 Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer, is seeking out small high-return acquisitions that are related to the miner's current assets.
October 25, 2018 Bolsonaro’s anti-China rants have Beijing nervous about Brazil Bolsonaro has portrayed China, its largest trading partner, as a predator looking to dominate key sectors of its economy.
October 25, 2018 Barrick could trade copper mines for gold ones to expand Tier 1 assets The combined miner plans to focus on Tier 1 assets, those producing at least 500,000 ounces of gold annually, with a mine life of more than 10 years and low…
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