Unions at Chuquicamata mine approve Codelco contract offer, strike ends

Argentina's mining exports have virtually ground to a halt and companies are stockpiling gold, copper and other minerals due to foreign exchange rules that are impossible to comply with, a top industry executive said Tuesday.

The Silver Doctors worry that Barrick Gold's Pascua Lama gold and silver mine might still not get built due to problems with glaciers in the region.

Surupampa comprises 800 hectares, lies adjacent to Darwin's 100%-owned Colquiloma property which comprises 450 hectares and is located 35km northwest of Barrick's Lagunas Norte gold mine (9Moz gold) in La Libertad.

The Dominican Republic is soon to become more than just a sunny destination. Data published by the country’s geology society claim the Central American nation is sitting on nearly $58 billion of unexplored reserves of minerals and metals.

Shale gas may be the solution to one of the most serious problems the mining industry is facing in Chile: extremely high energy prices due to limited supply.

Already with massive copper, gold and molybdenum deposit in Argentina, Lumina Copper now has two new copper mineralized zones.

The IIED report urges the sector to move from improving its standards in principle to actually implementing them in practice.

Peru's Congress in a terse statement last night announced charges of “an incitement to the crime of rebellion” against Gregorio Santos, the province of Cajamarca’s Maoist governor who has lead violent protests against Newmont Mining's stalled Conga project.

Ross Beaty, the founder of Pan America Silver and Equinox Resources, is not cowed by the bad economic news. He looks at the markets and still sees opportunity.