Toronto – STRACON S.A., a majority owned subsidiary of Ashmore Group, announced that it acquired, through its wholly owned subsidiary STRACON International […]

COLOMBIA – There is a myth among Colombian emerald miners that if a women entered the mine, the green gems would hide. […]

GEORGIA – GIW Industries recently announced the Remotely Adjusted Mechanical Suction Liner (RAMSL) product enhancement for the GIW Minerals MDX Pump. The […]

CHILE – Last week the Chilean environmental court ordered Toronto-based Barrick Gold to permanently close its Pascua-Lama gold project that lies within […]

CHILE – The supreme court of Chile has maintained the closure of the water pumping wells at the Maricunga gold mine owned […]

TORONTO – Barrick Gold has made an all-share offer worth US$6 billion for Randgold Resources. The merger, subject to the approval of […]

ECUADOR – Vancouver-based Lundin Gold has updated all aspects of the Fruta del Norte gold project in the Cordillera del Condor region. […]

GUATEMALA – Guatemala’s highest court has ordered that Tahoe Resources’ Escobal silver-gold mine remain suspended. The decision reaffirms a lower court decision […]

CHILE –Teck Resources of Vancouver is looking for a partner to share in the $4.8 billion phase two expansion at its Quebrada […]

PERU – These would-be thieves should get maybe a point for originality. In the end they caused a toxic spill and never […]

CHILE – BHP  has averted a strike at the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida. A deal has been struck between the operator […]

VANCOUVER – Wheaton Precious Metals reports that it had net earnings of $318 million (all U.S. dollars)  in Q2 2018, including the […]