Usiminas scales back iron ore mining plans

Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has cut back on plans to expand its iron-ore production, reducing its targeted output by 2015 to 25-million tons from 29-million tons, the company's VP said on Monday. "The project is just being revised because a new...

Company Announcement: Hunt Mining Corp. Provides Comment on New Argentina Mining Decree

Hunt Mining Corp.announces the Federal Government of Argentina announced that future export revenues derived from mining operations must be repatriated to Argentina and converted to Argentine currency prior to being distributed either locally or...

Argentine province launches mining enviro management programme

The national government of Argentina and the province of Buenos Aires have formally agreed to start the first mining environmental management programme in the region, and have invested over $20-million to encourage the sustainable development of...

Legislative certainty key to mining in Argentina

Argentina's mining legislation will help encourage investment in the country, but the key will be ensuring a predictable and stable environment for the long term, says Argentine Chamber of Mining Businessmen secretary Hernán Zaballa. “I...

Chile, Argentina ink cooperation, integration pact

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last week signed a landmark General Integration Treaty with her Chilean counterpart, President Michelle Bachelet. The agreement represents a “historic” moment and a new era in the bilateral...

Argentina holds cooperation talks with Turkey, Angola

Argentinan Mining Secretary Jorge Mayoral, has participated in meetings with senior officials from both Turkey and Angola, at which cooperation – including in the mining and resources sectors – was discussed. On Monday, Mayoral and Chancellor...

Coro prioritises community relations for Argentina project

Vancouver-based Coro Mining, which hopes to built the San Jorge project, in the Argentine province of Mendoza, is putting a lot of time and effort into its relationship with local communities. Proper consultation with local communities and other...

Daily podcast – August 3, 2009

In today's podcast: Mano River announces an initial independent mineral resource estimate of 1,08-billion tons of iron-ore at its 38,5%-owned project in Liberia; and a formal public consultation period has begun on Coro Mining's San Jorge project.

Public consultation under way on Coro Mining's Argentina project

A formal public consultation period has begun on Coro Mining's San Jorge project, in the Argentine province of Mendoza, and will continue until October 13. The study is currently also being evaluated by the National Technical University on behalf...

Cerro Vanguardia still hoping for resolution on Argentine export tax

AngloGold Ashanti's Cerro Vanguardia mine, in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, continues to pursue legal action against a new mineral export tax imposed by the country's government in December 2007, and is hoping to see the situation...

Santa Cruz strike over, mines see no impact on production

An eight hour strike last week by mine workers in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz did not have any material impact on production levels, a senior industry official told Mining Weekly Online. “The work and production were not affected, at...

Daily podcast – September 25, 2008

In today's podcast: CPIX inflation jumped to a record 13,6% year-on-year in August, South Africa's parliament is expected to appoint ruling ANC deputy head Kgalema Motlanthe as interim president of the country and, the Pascua Lama gold project...