Illegal mining operations in Ecuador down by 60%

Inefficient recovery left significant gold and silver behind.

Agreement with Pan American is terminated.

Carajas, fully owned by Vale, is the world's largest iron ore mine and holds 7.2 billion metric tons of iron ore in proven and probable reserves.

Central American nation is rewriting mining law and wants to suspend new mining and exploration licences for two years.

Coeur has completed a preliminary economic assessment for its planned La Precious silver and gold project in Mexico's Durango state.

Fundamentals improve as inventories at the country's blast furnaces decline sharply.

"If gold prices come down from here, that’s going to be an issue.”

Toronto-based company gains 6.8% after drilling 16.7m of 58.7 g/t gold at its flagship Buriticá project.

China's largest private shipyard and a Korean fleet owner-operator of Vale's giant ore carriers face bankruptcy.