Congo’s South Kivu governor suspends mining operations in province
The decision will hit artisanal miners of metals such as gold and tin hard, as they are the region's dominant producers.
Latin America-savvy blogger “Otto Rock” publishes an interesting graphic, showing that Peru’s biggest exports in 2012 were copper, gold and drug-related money laundering.
The South American nation’s extractive sector, which accounts for some 60% of the economy, saw investments for $8.5 billion in 2012 and is expected to bring close to $53 billion over the next decade.