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Thousands march against large-scale mining in Uruguay

About 2,000 people rallied in Uruguay’s capital, demanding the government to stop London-based Zamin Ferrous's $3 billion Valentines iron ore mine and other major projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2013 | 10:43 am

Chile’s Collahuasi boosts Anglo American results, logs copper record

Anglo's Collahuasi copper mine more than doubled output to 63,600 tonnes, way above analysts’ expectations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2013 | 11:50 am

Fortuna Silver bumps reserve estimates by 22%

Inferred resources at San Jose Mexican mine increase by 39%.

Ana Komnenic | October 17, 2013 | 11:23 pm

SLIDESHOW: The giant copper pit Chile is betting the future on

Codelco is gearing up to build one of the world's largest open pit mines high in the Andes to extend its operations through 2085.

Frik Els | October 16, 2013 | 11:30 pm

Some good news for OGX and rumours that Batista may leave

Share prices of oil and gas firm OGX soar as CEO fired and rumours float that Eike Batista may cede control.

Ana Komnenic | October 16, 2013 | 7:15 pm

Prices and protests: gold miners’ war on two fronts

Gold has dropped over $500/oz and protest movements against gold miners around the world, with the help of social media, have become more prominent.

MINING.com Editor | October 14, 2013 | 11:57 pm

Guerrillas bomb Cerrejon coal railway in Colombia

It is the third such attack on Cerrejon infrastructure — a joint venture between Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata — this year and follows seven incidents in 2012.

Frik Els | October 13, 2013 | 12:28 am

Chilean court accepts new appeal against Barrick’s Pascua-Lama

Freshest threat after a court froze the project earlier in the year.

Ana Komnenic | October 12, 2013 | 12:04 am

Copper output to spike, but surplus to remain ‘very modest’

After seven years of almost no growth, copper supply expansion is set to average over 4% through 2016, but the market surplus is likely to remain marginal.

Frik Els | October 11, 2013 | 7:39 pm

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Eramet freezes lithium mine project in Argentina

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