December 19, 2016 Vancouver junior mining pump-and-dump scheme exposed Volkmar Guido Hable, ex Samaranta Mining CEO, will be hauled before a BC Securities Commission panel later this month.
December 19, 2016 Canadian Wealth Minerals to acquire Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project The project, known as Laguna Verde, is located in the country’s north, known for its vast salt flats under which experts say there is enough of the commodity to supply…
December 19, 2016 Vale to sell fertilizer business to Mosaic for $2.5 billion Mosaic has agreed to acquire most of Vale's phosphate assets in Brazil, its stake in Peru's Bayovar mine and the firm’s Kronau potash project, in Canada.
December 19, 2016 BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery case The billionaire and other Israeli businessmen are suspected of paying tens of millions of dollars to senior state officials to secure a licence for Simandou, local police said.
December 18, 2016 Vale opens largest iron ore mine in its history Commercial production starts in January, with a ramp-up to 90 million tonnes per annum by 2020
December 16, 2016 Brazil police steps up efforts to find mining royalty corruption ring members Prominent local evangelical pastor among the latest public figures being interrogated.
December 16, 2016 Eldorado CEO Paul Wright retires, Goldcorp’s George Burns takes over Wright, who joined Eldorado in 1996 and has held several management positions prior to becoming its president and CEO in 1999, will be the company's new chairman.
December 15, 2016 State of emergency declared in Ecuador after clash at copper mine A clash between local indigenous peoples and police at a mine in Ecuador has forced a state of emergency.
December 15, 2016 Ecuador signs key deal with Lundin on Fruta del Norte gold mine The project, discovered in 2006, is one of the world’s biggest recent gold findings, with reserves estimated at about 4.8 million ounces of gold and 6.3 million ounces of silver.
December 13, 2016 Newmont facing up to $1.2B impairment charge due to upcoming Yanacocha closure As every mining company knows, closing a mine can be costly, especially one the size of Newmont's (NYSE:NEM) Yanacocha in Peru.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
