Alumbrera mine, Argentina

A copper and gold mine, situated in Argentina

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...

Barrick earmarks over $12bn for Chilean projects

Canada-based Barrick Gold expects to make major investments in Chile, where the world’s biggest bullion producer is developing the Pascua Lama project. The mining firm has allocated $5-billion dollars to the first bi-national gold and copper...

Cerro Vanguardia on track to start heap leach project this year

AngloGold Ashanti expects to start a heap leach project in the second half of 2011 at its Cerro Vanguardia gold/silver mine in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, mine sustainability manager Eduardo Garcia de las Longas told Mining Weekly Online....

Buenaventura to explore for gold in Chile

Peruvian mining group Minas Buenaventura plans to start exploring for gold in Chile for the first time. The 70-year old company will partner on the project with another mining firm, Emol (El Mercurio online) reported.

China, Argentina strengthen mining ties

Argentina's Mining Secretary, Jorge Mayoral, met recently with several representatives from the Chinese Natural Resources Ministry, the secretariat said in a statement. Argentina is preparing to participate in the China Mining conference later...

Hunt Mining hopes to boost resource at Argentina project

TSX-V-listed Hunt Mining is drilling at its La Josefina project, in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, in the hopes of increasing the current mineral resource. Hunt's local subsidiary, Cerro Cazador, won a public bid to explore, develop and mine La...

Ecuador expects to sign first two contracts by April – Minister

The government of Ecuador expects to have the first contracts signed in the coming months with foreign firms wanting to develop projects in the country, Minister for Nonrenewable Resources Wilson Pástor said. “By April we believe we will have...

Japanese officials, experts hold lithium seminar in Bolivia

Japanese Economy, Commerce and Industry Minister, Kaname Tajima and top automotive industry representatives and lithium-battery experts visited Bolivia last week for a seminar in La Paz. Bolivia's salt flats contain large reserves of lithium, and...

Antofagasta to explore in Sweden

Chile's Antofagasta Minerals has signed a joint venture and strategic regional alliance for copper exploration in Sweden with Eurasian Minerals. This represents the seventh country in which the mining firm, owned by Grupo Luksic, will be...

Century targets up to 100 000 oz this year

Junior Century Mining expects to produce between 90 000 oz and 100 000 oz of gold this year from its mines in Peru and Canada. The firm is targeting up to 25 000 oz from the San Juan operation, in the province of Condesuyos (Arequipa), in Peru,...

Golden Minerals plans $100m Argentina investment

Colorado-based Golden Minerals plans to spend an initial $100-million to develop its El Quevar silver project in Argentina's Salta province. Company executives Jerry Danni and Pablo Castaños discussed the planned investment and outlined a work...