Vancouver junior Barrian optimistic after IP survey at Nevada gold project

The asset writedown is primarily related to two Latin American assets — Pascua Lama project, on the border of Chile and Argentina and Pueblo Viejo, in Dominican Republic.

Biggest loss in the past 25 years.

Gold has become this year the best-performing non-agricultural commodity.

Last year, the CRA slapped the company with a fine and ordered the miner to pay more than $200 million in back taxes, but the firm objected the decision.

Miners suffering fresh sell-off as oil price falls and the IMF lowers growth forecast for China, rattling investors.

Despite recent market volatility and exposure to low oil and commodity prices, the countries growth won't be affected, says the bank.

The company shipped roughly 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate from Las Bambas from the Port of Matarani to China on Jan. 15.

Chile's Invierno coal mine is, by far, the southernmost mine on the planet.

Recently released satellite images show that devastation from illegal gold mining activities in Peru is now reaching the Tambopata National Reserve, an important protected area in the country’s southern Amazon.