Aztec acquires 65% of Cervantes gold-copper project in Mexico

First half market shortfall climbs to 292,000 tonnes as mine production grows just 2.4%.

Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) and commodities trader Glencore International (LON:GLEN) have now until October 1 to decided on the $36 billion lauded merger.

Canada's Barrick Gold has temporarily suspended operations at its Pierina mine in Northern Peru after violence between a nearby community and police left one person dead and four seriously injured.

Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources Inc. said Wednesday construction activities on the power line for the Escobal silver project in Guatemala were disrupted by a mob intent on forcing the company to end construction.

Latin American-focused Canadian miner B2Gold said Wednesday it will buy CGA Mining for $1.1 billion to gain access to the Masbate mine, the largest operating gold project in the Philippines.

They don’t often see eye-to-eye, but representatives of the Chilean and Peruvian governments have agreed to work together to attract declining investment to their copper mining sectors, and also increase their respective production.

Violent clashes between vying factions of miners from Bolivia's second largest tin mine have left one person dead and nine injured.

Shares of Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE:EXK) were up almost 2% at $9.87 Tuesday after it announced drill results from its Bolanitos mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico.

Solvista released first results on a drill program recently initiated in the Middle Cauca Gold belt in Antioquia, Colombia.