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Chinese miners to pour $7.4bn into Peru

A number of iron ore, copper and gold mines are being built and expanded over the next five years.

Frik Els | November 26, 2012 | 10:24 pm

Patagonia Gold makes first pour at Argentinian project

South America-focused gold and silver miner Patagonia Gold (LON:PGD) (TSX:PAT), announced Monday it produced its first doré gold bar from its Lomada de Leiva gold and silver project in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 3:58 pm

Crusader Resources gets the green light for Brazilian iron ore production

Crusader expands into both iron ore and gold in Brazil

Marc Howe | November 26, 2012 | 4:55 am

Canada’s Goldcorp operations in Guatemala under the microscope

An in-depth documentary by AlJazeera TV analyses the main human rights and environmental claims against the miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2012 | 12:01 am

Peru expects $10 billion in mining investments next year

Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino announced the country is expected to attract mining investment projects worth $10 billion in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2012 | 6:44 pm

Barrick upbeat on Pueblo Viejo despite protests

The miner expects protests against its $3.8-billion joint venture Pueblo Viejo to gradually decline as more people become aware of the economic benefits the gold mine will provide.

Mining Weekly | November 24, 2012 | 5:53 pm

Thousands march on Chinese gold mine in Mexico

32 communities in Puebla, Mexico have given Chinese company JDC Minerals an ultimatum of 24 hours to abandon its La Lupe mine.

Frik Els | November 23, 2012 | 3:24 pm

Patagonia Gold gets green light to mine close to Argentina’s southern glaciers

London-based Patagonia Gold (LON:PGD) (TSX:PAT), a South America-focused gold and silver producer, received Thursday the full and final permit from the Argentine authorities to develop its Lomada de Leiva gold and silver project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2012 | 5:59 pm

Codelco’s profit jumped 27% thanks to deal with Anglo

Chilean state-own Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said Thursday its January-September profits climbed 27% compared to the same period last year, thanks mainly to the settlement of a heated legal dispute over a copper mine with diversified miner Anglo American (LON:ALL).

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2012 | 5:04 pm

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