Latin America Top Stories

Smart money is piling into oil

Oil prices jumped to five-month highs this week, pushed higher by a bullish cocktail of supply outages, geopolitical unrest and a sputtering shale sector.

Oilprice.com | April 10, 2019 | 11:06 am

McEwen ponders sale of Mexican assets

The net proceeds would be used to advance other development…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 10, 2019 | 10:56 am

Copper producer KGHM may freeze more mines in Canada, US – CEO

KGHM's foreign assets have struggled with rising costs, falling copper…

Reuters | April 10, 2019 | 10:20 am

Aurania finds high-grade copper and silver at the Lost Cities — Cutucu project in Ecuador

Reconnaissance exploration identified boulders in streams that contain up to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 10, 2019 | 6:47 am

SolGold scores again at Cascabel project

The miner has found further mineralization at its Cascabel copper-gold…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2019 | 4:02 am

Western Coal sees ‘improvement’ on Canada rail, port congestion

Vancouver-based Western Coal, which has agreed to a C$3,3-billion takeover by rival Walter Energy, is seeing improvements in the logistics systems it […]

Mining Weekly | February 14, 2011 | 7:46 pm

First gold pour at Aurizon mine, Brazil

Luna Gold has commenced production at its Aurizon Gold Mine in Maranhã State, Brazil. Vancouver-based Luna Gold Corp. produced 10,905 ounces in November […]

Andrew Topf | February 10, 2011 | 10:12 pm

Despite Mexico’s silver output growth, Peru still #1 in silver mining:Mining Ministry

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines says Peru ranks third in global mining exploration investment, behind Canada and Australia.

Mineweb | February 10, 2011 | 8:19 pm

Colombian coal miners accept deal, avoid Cerrejon strike

Colombia coal producer Cerrejon's management and union miners are expected to sign a pay deal on Tuesday.

Mineweb | February 7, 2011 | 5:53 am

Fronteer Gold acquired by Newmont Mining in a $2.3 billion deal

On Thursday, Fronteer Gold announced that all its outstanding shares will be acquired by Newmont Mining. Size of the deal is $2.3 […]

Michael Allan McCrae | February 3, 2011 | 4:59 pm

Gold juniors, analysts agree – it’s time for Colombia to glitter

After years of political and social unheaval, Colombia is being seen once again as a mecca for junior miners looking for elephants […]

Mineweb | February 2, 2011 | 5:10 pm

Production up and costs down at New Gold

New Gold was up 2.20 percent on the TSE on Wednesday morning after announcing record production and lower cash costs. The mid-sized […]

Michael Allan McCrae | February 2, 2011 | 4:27 pm

Colombia calls for mine safety review

Colombia’s president called for a safety review of the country’s mines on Thursday, following Wednesday’s explosion that killed 21 miners at an […]

Mineweb | January 28, 2011 | 7:55 pm

Blast Traps at Least 30 in Colombian Coal Mine

At least 30 miners were trapped by an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia, the mayor of the town of […]

MINING.com Editor | January 27, 2011 | 1:18 am

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