Codelco kicks off production at El Teniente expansion ahead of schedule

Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner vows to find a peaceful solution to dispute

Crime groups target mining equipment following growth in resources sector

Police resort to use of water cannons and flare guns

Company could recruit candidates from outside mining industry

Yet remains upbeat about iron ore and green shoots in China's economy

International copper miner gains over 17% following rejection of second takeover bid

Company closes at 50 cents on Tuesday

Canada’s Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) will invest about $2 billion in Argentina next year mainly to advance construction at its massive Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the border with Chile.

While the world concerns itself with the Syrian civil war and the dangers it poses for the already disturbed Middle East, little notice is taken of the conflicts affecting Africa, probably the single most complex region of the world and arguably its most troubled, warned Tuesday the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).