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Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs

Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled…

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 11:45 am

Argentina’s Salta Province to issue tender for mining projects in Arizaro salt flat

The Salta Energy and Mining Resources company (Remsa), which is…

Staff Writer | June 9, 2024 | 12:53 pm

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2024 | 11:20 am

Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies rejects possible royalty hike

The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies (CAEM) issued a communiqué…

Staff Writer | June 2, 2024 | 1:37 pm

New project approval should allow Peru to produce four million tonnes of copper annually in coming years – minister

The Peruvian Minister of Energy and Mines, Rómulo Mucho, announced the approval of the technical report related to the $600-million Cerro Verde […]

Staff Writer | June 2, 2024 | 11:43 am

Chile to launch public consultation on tailings regulation

Mining Minister Aurora Williams announced that, in July 2024, Chile will launch a public consultation to modify Supreme Decree No. 248, which […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2024 | 11:55 am

Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report

The electric mining vehicle industry is expected to be valued at nearly $23 billion by 2044, according to a new report by […]

Staff Writer | May 26, 2024 | 7:31 am

ICSID rules in favour of Peru in decade-long dispute with Kaloti Metals

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled in favour of Peru in a decade-long dispute with gold dealer Kaloti […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2024 | 7:28 am

JV video: Culpeo drills high-grade discovery in copper-rich Chile

Just two years after listing on the ASX, Culpeo Minerals (ASX: CPO; US-OTC: CPORF) is drilling high-grade copper in Chile at its two main […]

Blair McBride | May 16, 2024 | 10:01 am

Suppliers ask Newmont to reopen Cerro Negro mine in Argentina

The Santa Cruz Chamber of Mining Suppliers and Services (CAPROMISA) issued a communiqué expressing its members’ concern over the month-long closure of […]

Staff Writer | May 12, 2024 | 8:42 am

Colombian largest drug cartel extracting gold from protected area – governor

The governor of Colombia’s central-northern department of Santander, Juvenal Díaz, denounced the presence of members of the Gulf Clan, also known as […]

Staff Writer | May 5, 2024 | 11:59 am

Antofagasta’s Centinela project to offer peculiar employment scheme

After securing $2.5 billion in funding earlier this year, Chilean miner Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) announced that it is ready to start with […]

Staff Writer | May 5, 2024 | 7:28 am

Court decision to uphold mining ban in Colombian town impacts AngloGold project

The Tenth Administrative Court of Ibagué, the capital city of Colombia’s western Tolima department, ratified a mining ban in the Cajamarca municipality, […]

Staff Writer | April 28, 2024 | 8:46 am

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Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs

Argentina’s Salta Province to issue tender for mining projects in Arizaro salt flat

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies rejects possible royalty hike

New project approval should allow Peru to produce four million tonnes of copper annually in coming years – minister

Chile to launch public consultation on tailings regulation

Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report

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