May 15, 2014

Mining deals in Canada plunge 51%, but light at end of tunnel getting brighter

Canadian mining and metals deals plunged 51% in terms of value and 13% when it comes to volume in the first quarter of 2014. Yet results show a sustained improvement,…

May 13, 2014

Majors’ gold reserves shrink under pressure from lower gold prices

As predicted in February, a 15% year-on-year drop in the gold price in 2013 forced mining companies to lower the prices they use to calculate their gold reserves.

May 12, 2014

Huge rally in copper price

Copper surges to two-month high on optimism about demand from China, fall in inventories to 2008 levels and receding fears about supply growth.

May 12, 2014

BHP Billiton ready to offload Guinea iron ore stake

World's No. 1 steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, said to be the most likely buyer of BHP's stake in Mount Nimba.

May 12, 2014

Argentine minister says Chile, Peru mining models ‘a failure’

The official was especially critical of the other two countries openness to foreign investors.

May 11, 2014

Six-year-old mining dispute between El Salvador and Vancouver-based miner still seeking a conclusion

A $315 million damage claim.

May 10, 2014

Bill Newman: Get over your fear and go for black gold in Argentina

It's been a long time since the Repsol fiasco in Argentina, and the oil-rich nation has been making steady efforts to encourage foreign investment in its energy sector.

May 9, 2014

Goldrock’s Matysek out to prove Argentina is a good bet

He believes in Argentina, just as he believed — correctly — in uranium, potash, and lithium. And he believes Lindero is a very good gold project.

May 9, 2014

First Quantum and Petaquilla reach $60m deal to split up Panama projects

First Quantum subsidiary Minera Panama’s $6.4 billion Cobre Panama copper-gold-silver mine is located next to Petaquilla’s Molejon gold mine, which has triggered lengthy disputes in the past.

May 9, 2014

Escobal mine ramps up according to plan

"Despite a handful of normal start-up issues, the operations team maintained operating costs within expectations.”