April 4, 2012 Lack of mining law costs Honduras US$3 billion Over $3 billion and near 15,000 job positions. That is the cost to Honduras, the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as a result of a lack of rules…
April 4, 2012 Ritchie Bros. breaks records in Mexico auction Vancouver-headquartered Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) set multiple records at its first Mexico national auction held in Polotitlan, State of Mexico, on March 28 and 29.
April 4, 2012 Doe Run submits new proposal to Peru’s Government to restart operations at La Oroya Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino Tafur said the government is working hard on creating social programs for the communities and towns of La Oroya, which has been…
April 3, 2012 Ecometals receives environmental license for advanced exploration of Rio Zarza Project, Samora, Ecuador Ecometals Limited (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:EC)(BERLIN:GDQ)(FRANKFURT:GDQ) - The Company is pleased to announce that it has received the Environmental License from the Ministry of the Environment for advanced exploration for…
April 3, 2012 Baja Mining shareholders vote to keep the current board "We thank shareholders for their support during this unnecessary proxy contest, which has been challenging, costly and disruptive for Baja," said John Greenslade, President and CEO of Baja. "We also…
April 3, 2012 Newmont could restart $4.8 billion Conga before June President Ollanta Humala’s administration wants the the South American nation's highest court to throw out an ordinance by the region of Cajamarca banning work on the $4.8 billion copper-gold project.
April 3, 2012 First Majestic pays $175 million for Silvermex Resources Mexican silver miner, First Majestic, announced a friendly acquisition of Silvermex Resources for Can$175 million.
April 3, 2012 HudBay says Constancia copper mine will cost $1.5 billion Canadian base-metals miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM), rose the capital cost estimated of its giant Constancia copper project in Peru by about 50% to $1.5 billion, mentioning both scope changes and…
April 3, 2012 Extorre gets 8% bump after announcing preliminary economic assessment Argentinian gold and silver miner, Extorre Gold Mines (TSX:XG), announced a preliminary economic assessment showing their Cerro Moro gold-silver project producing 848,000 ounces of gold and 47.2 million ounces of…
April 2, 2012 Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president…
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am
