December 23, 2013

Rio considers dumping stake in Pebble mine’s owner Northern Dynasty

Through a subsidiary, Rio owns 19% of Northern Dynasty, making it the largest single investor.

December 23, 2013

Illegal mining is Latin America’s new cocaine

Once confined to Peru and Colombia, the shady business has spread out to neighbouring countries and is generating up to five times more revenue than drug trafficking.

December 22, 2013

Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine strike over

800 striking workers at the giant copper mine in Chile returned to work on Saturday.

December 22, 2013

Can Ontario unlock the mineral riches of the ‘Ring of Fire’

The mineral-rich area in remote Northwestern Ontario known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ has recently received a great deal of attention from the Ontario Provincial and Canadian Federal governments.

December 20, 2013

Peru’s $1bn Tia Maria copper mine gets social license, to restart mining soon

Work is likely to restart within the next 90 days, a top government official said following a public meeting with local residents.

December 19, 2013

Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt

The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo.

December 18, 2013

Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving

Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.

December 18, 2013

South African labour: Unions at war

Numsa will openly recruit from NUM's membership, in direct violation of federation principles. Numsa tells opponents to 'go to hell.'

December 18, 2013

South Africa’s key gold industry faces moment of truth

Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal.

December 18, 2013

Surprise resignations from Barrick board

The company announced on Tuesday that long-time directors Donald Carty and Robert Franklin had resigned with immediate effect.