New study shows a $1.1 billion drop in gold exploration budgets this year as juniors struggle to raise capital, but the precious metal still accounts for 46% of the total.
Bolivia’s Attorney General announced that the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favour of the country by denying any compensation to the Orlandini Mining Company for the reversal of its concessions.
Modified law, however, will ban all future mining concessions, including exploration, extraction and transportation of minerals, as well as contract renewals in Panama.