Grupo Mexico’s activities in Guaymas suspended after sulfuric acid spill

Osisko Mining on Monday said the company's Famatina project in La Rioja, Argentina, remains stalled almost a month after protesters began blockading the site and marched on the governor's office and in the capital Buenos Aires, sending its stock down 3%

Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") and BASF SE announced at the World Economic Forum today that they have signed a three year agreement to jointly develop innovative and affordable zinc fortification and supplementation solutions, with the goal of reducing zinc deficiency among 100 million people in developing countries by 2015.

Anglo-American in its increasingly acrimonious fight with Codelco on Thursday had to defend itself against what it termed "the criminal accusation" made by the president of the Federation of Copper Workers in Chile who sits on the Chile’s state-owned copper giant board.

Fortuna Silver Mines boosted production by close to a third last year at its Mexico and Peru silver mines.

With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy and the resource sector than Caterpillar. But what is it saying about the outlook for 2012?

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2012) - Dynacor Gold Mines Inc. ("Dynacor" or "the Company") (TSX:DNG) is pleased to announce that gold production for 2011 from its ore- processing plant delivered a company best 46,026 ounces, including a record month of 4,565 ounces for the month of December, 2011. This amounts to a year over year increase of 37% (2010 - 33,525 ounces) and a quarterly increase of 29% (Q4/2010 - 3,533 ounces) respectively.

Vancouver-based mining company Fortuna Silver says it has nothing to do with the shooting death of a protester in a town near the company’s mine site in Mexico.

Peru's Prime Minister said on Tuesday Newmont Mining’s stalled Conga project will be developed as the government could end up with a "huge" compensation payment if the $4.8 billion mine does not go ahead.

Stock in Marifil Mines (CVE:MFM) shot up 17.9% Monday after the Vancouver company announced it is acquiring the Filo Morado potash property in Argentina.