January 16, 2013

Peru ready to roll with ‘prior consultation’ mining law

Peru's indigenous communities will now have their say in each and every mining project potentially affecting them.

January 15, 2013

U.S. debt ceiling: Platinum and gold are not the answer

Ridiculous platinum coins and the nation’s gold reserves appear to be off the table.

January 15, 2013

Vale’s Roger Agnelli reaches number four on Harvard’s best-performing CEO list

A 934% shareholder return during his 10-year tenure and a 157% market capitalization gain

January 15, 2013

Copper prices to soar in 2013: Chile’s national mining society

The world’s number 1 copper producer Chile said copper prices will fall in the $3.60-$3.80 a pound range this year, beating the 2012 average of $3.61 per pound.

January 15, 2013

Amplats shuts mines, axes 14,000 jobs and sends platinum prices skyrocketing

As part of a long-awaited review of its operations in South Africa, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has decided to close and sell off several of its mines, leaving over 14,000…

January 15, 2013

Mongolia: Fast growing economy, evolving investment climate

High economic growth driven by Ming activity Mongolia, entirely flanked to the north and south by Russia and China, is the most […]

January 15, 2013

Worries mount over draconian Mongolian mining bill

"The impact of the draft law on the minerals industry will be to halt current minerals exploration and development in Mongolia and greatly discourage any future investment."

January 14, 2013

First Quantum and Inmet exchange ‘love letters’

First Quantum said Inmet is trying to sabotage the takeover, while Inmet suggested its counterpart’s complaints were dishonest.

January 14, 2013

Peru’s environmental regulator amasses $40 million in mining fines

The watchdog, known as OEFA, said the fines to mining firms accounted for 67% of the total collected.

January 14, 2013

Arctic oil extraction frozen, but mining to bring a melting $100 billion in investments

While the US interior department has launched a review of Shell’s whole Arctic oil drilling programme, mining projects look promising.