June 25, 2013 China, Brazil boost potash imports in Q1 The two nations led the list of potash buyers during the first quarter of 2013, according to Scotiabank’s monthly commodity index.
June 25, 2013 Batista close to selling its iron ore darling MMX Glencore Xstrata, Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual and Dutch trading company Trafigura among the runners up.
June 24, 2013 Illegal gold mining profits for rebels in Colombia five times larger than cocaine A kilogram of cocaine can sell for about $2,570 in the Colombian jungle, while a kilogram of gold can fetch 19 times that, say insiders.
June 21, 2013 MMEX Mining Corporation ask authorities to investigate its Colombian partners Refund of US$2 million
June 21, 2013 Iron ore price can’t escape metals sell-off A 7% rally in the price of iron ore came to an abrupt end on Friday.
June 21, 2013 Plato Gold reports on sale of Quebec claims to Monarques The claims consist of 5 properties.
June 21, 2013 Chile’s court launches probe on why Barrick’s Pascua-Lama fine was reduced It was cut down from $16 million to $12 million.
June 21, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk? The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.
June 19, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Magnetite is the future of iron ore An important emerging source of the world’s iron.
June 19, 2013 Thousands of Peruvians camp in the Andes to defend lake from Newmont’s gold project Government has sent additional police forces to watch over the protestors, as previous manifestations have turned violent in the past.
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