Outcrop, Newmont lift force majeure at Colombian project

Inversiones Cooper Mining buys MMX.

Main reserves are located in the country's most eastern province, next to Brazil.

Ecuador’s mining chamber of commerce values the country’s total mineral wealth at $220 billion.

Despite current challenges the analysts expect significant growth in the country's mining industry.

Chile's Codelco and BHP’s Escondida mine face labour conflicts.

Copper top 10.

Shares of Toronto-based explorer is up 56% in the three weeks as investors await feasibility study and Brazilian approval.

"There's not too much suffering about it. Inhotim is a positive response to the mining."

From $5 to $4 billion.