Vale to open shuttered Alegria mine, starting to restore lost output

Considered key for Codelco's future.

The new round of demonstrations come after a top official for the Conga project, CEO Roque Benavides of Buenaventura, said water from one of the main water sources for locals, would be transferred to a reservoir later this year.

"If the industry was still growing robustly the pressure to raise taxes and regulation would have been stronger."

While the real and rand continues to weaken significantly, the Australian dollar is staging an impressive comeback and dealing damage to Rio Tinto and BHP.

Particularly in the state of Coahuila, which holds 80% of the country’s coal deposits.

The world’s largest copper producer may be the chosen company to run the Fruta del Norte project, the largest gold deposit in Ecuador, when the concession for the Canadian miner expires August 1.

World oil production rose about 2.5% last year, from 4,019 million tonnes in 2011 to 4,119 million tonnes in 2012.

As a result of an ongoing conflict between two rival unions.

Company has been seeking to turn the corner after a tough 2012.