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.
December 13, 2016 Colombia: Golden future, difficult reality I came to Colombia primarily to answer one question: this country may offer immense mineral potential but is it a good place to spend some investment dollars?
December 13, 2016 Copper producers feel the Trump bump Prices are shooting up, but can multibillion-dollar projects be saved?
December 12, 2016 BSGR to file multi-billion lawsuit against Rio over Simandou BSGR will sue Rio Tinto in the English High Court to recover losses allegedly caused by Rio's actions, which run to several billions of dollars.
December 9, 2016 Brazil grants operating license to Vale’s massive S11D iron ore mine Mine is set to start operations by the end of the year, with first shipment set for January 2017.
December 9, 2016 Fresh shake-up at Rio Tinto in aftermath of bribery probe Russian-Canadian Vera Kirikova will become human resources group executive while Simone Niven will assume the corporate relations group executive post.
December 8, 2016 MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine forced to file new environmental plan The move is part of the new government's strategy to rebuild trust on the project following deadly protests that halted exports from the mine in October.
December 8, 2016 Anglo American about to make key decision on South African assets sale While the miner is not longer being pressed to include its platinum assets in the divestment plan, the issue of how to package mines and which ones to include, remains…
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