CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA

Vale fails to win controlling stake in Paranapanema

Thursday , 02 Sep 2010
The miner raised its bid for the junior copper miner from Brazil several times in a share tender on Wednesday but, failed to win a controlling stake

Rescuers start escape shaft, lifeline brings videogames and child birth

Tuesday , 31 Aug 2010
The days after speaking to their families for the first time in 25 days being trapped in the mine, rescuers have begun digging an escape shaft that will pull the miners up one by one.

Trapped Chilean miners could be free in 60 days under Plan B rescue option

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
Chilean officials are considering several plans to rescue 33 Chilean copper and gold miners who have now been trapped underground for more than three weeks.

Soccer videos to boost trapped miners spirits

Friday , 27 Aug 2010
After surviving for two weeks on mouthfuls of tuna and cookies, 33 trapped miners are not only getting better food but, also, some entertainment

Peru has 3.88b silver ozs, 66.3m gold ozs in reserves - Peru mines ministry

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
Fantastic reserves of silver, copper, gold and zinc keep Peru at or near the top as a favorite Latin American mining powerhouse, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines.

S. Korea, Bolivia ink preliminary MOU for lithium mine development

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
South Korea may soon gain the right to help develop half of the world's lithium reserves which lie underneath the salt flats of Lake Uyuni in Bolivia.

Venezuelan wildcat mine tunnel collapse kills 6

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
A tunnel collapse at a wildcat gold pit in the South of Venezuela that killed six people and injured another two is the latest in a run of accidents at South American mines this year

NASA, Navy to help rescue trapped Chilean miners

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
The Chilean government has turned to both astronauts and submariners to help ensure its miners, trapped at depth in a small space, get out alive

Chilean earthquake cuts Antofagasta 2010 copper production forecast

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
Antofagasta says the copper concentrate market remains in deficit, while the mining industry's molybdenum production is limited.

Mining miracle in Chile - trapped copper miners found alive after 18 days

Monday , 23 Aug 2010
"Never have so few words brought such happiness to an entire nation," Chile's President declared as he read a note to the nation from the 33 trapped miners who say they are alive and well.

Colombia's new coal port will begin operations toward end 2011

Friday , 20 Aug 2010
The country's vice president Friday, that the 28 million-tonne-per-year port, which will mainly be used by coal exporters will begin operations next year

S&P worries potash's future may not be lucrative as BHP predicts

Friday , 20 Aug 2010
While BHP's hostile takeover bid for PotashCorp may make more financial sense than relying on the greenfields potash projects, navigating a future supply-demand balance could be somewhat risky.

Minefinders drilling new gold/silver zone at Dolores mine

Friday , 20 Aug 2010
Canadian headquartered gold and silver miner, Minefinders, says it has found a new, good-sized, well-mineralized zone at its Dolores mine in Mexico.

Grupo Mexico says it is still in full control of Cananea

Thursday , 19 Aug 2010
The group stated that a court decision won by the national miners' union is not valid for the resumption of a strike at the copper pit.

Southern Copper shareholder sues to stop Asarco merger

Wednesday , 18 Aug 2010
The shareholder claims that they are being shortchanged by Grupo Mexico which is the majority owner of both companies

World's largest pure silver mine resumes normal ops

Wednesday , 18 Aug 2010
Coeur d'Alene Mines' San Bartolome mine in Bolivia is back to normal after anti-government demos disrupted operations

South Korea may have inside track to develop Bolivian lithium

Wednesday , 18 Aug 2010
The Presidents of Bolivia and South Korea reportedly will sign an agreement later this month to allow Korea to participate in a lithium development project involving the world's largest lithium resource.

Bolivian protestors end strike

Tuesday , 17 Aug 2010
After more than two weeks of demonstrations that disrupted operations at two of the world's largest silver deposits, protestors have gone back to work

Chilean copper mine accident highlights poor safety in country's small mines

Sunday , 15 Aug 2010
The fall of ground which has trapped, and possibly killed, 33 workers in a small Chilean copper mine has highlighted safety concerns at the country's small mines.

Bolivian government trying to defuse silver mine protests

Friday , 13 Aug 2010
The strikes, which have been going on for more than two weeks in the mineral-rich Potosi region, have disrupted production at three mines including two of the world's biggest silver deposits

Likelihood of finding survivors trapped in Chilean mine now low

Thursday , 12 Aug 2010
A week after 33 miners were trapped deep inside a small mine in Northern Chile, the government has said it will be unlikely to find any survivors

Protests halt Bolivian mining operations - Coeur, Glencore

Thursday , 12 Aug 2010
The two miners have had to halt operations in Bolivia as a result of anti-government protests in the southern Potosi region.

Australia, Nevada and Quebec ratings plunge in Fraser mining survey

Wednesday , 11 Aug 2010
The Fraser Institute says Alberta is the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mining exploration and development, no thanks to new or proposed mining tax hikes in Australia, Nevada and Quebec.

Bid to rescue Chilean miners moves slowly

Tuesday , 10 Aug 2010
33 miners trapped since Thursday in a small mine in northern Chile still hope to be rescued from a cave in that has shocked the nation and focused attention on safety conditions in small mines

Mining companies to invest $62bn in Brazilian projects through 2014 - IBRAM

Tuesday , 10 Aug 2010
According to the mining industry association that represents private firms in Brazil operations mining exports in 2010 should reach $25bn

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