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Minister says Peru’s copper production to jump 17% next year

Peru is "working hard" to start large scale copper projects put on hold by community and environmental protests.

Frik Els | December 1, 2013 | 9:30 pm

Mexican drug lords get firm grip on country’s mines

Mexico's notoriously violent drug barons have turned to mining to both expand and diversify their sources of revenue.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2013 | 5:58 pm

Chile’s Codelco’s Jan-Sept profit down 61%, output also low

Copper production declined 0.3% in the period due to lower ore grades, harder rock and more complicated production processes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2013 | 5:07 pm

High profits or low profits, tensions with governments rise

Over the past decade, the number of disputes that have resulted in international arbitration has increased tenfold for the oil and gas sector and fourfold for the mining industry. And these conflicts will only escalate.

Ana Komnenic | November 28, 2013 | 8:09 pm

Vale ends decade-long dispute with Brazil, pays $9.6bn discounted tax bill

It will pay $2.6bn by the end of the month, and an additional $7bn over the next 15 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2013 | 10:51 am

Mining sector welcomes Canada’s shift to ‘dollar diplomacy’

By 2018, Canada's government wants small and medium-sized enterprises presence in emerging markets to have grown from 29% to 50%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2013 | 7:34 pm

Global exploration budgets down 29% in 2013

Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2013 | 5:55 pm