Apogee eyes up to 7Moz/y from Bolivian silver mine

Silver prices could hit $50/oz in the next 12 months, Apogee Silver CEO Neil Ringdahl said in an interview on Tuesday. The company is reopening the second-biggest silver mine in Bolivian history at its Pulacayo deposit, and aims to produce five-...

BOLIVIAN MINER’S PROTEST

A mineworker with a stick of dynamite on his helmet attends a protest rally in La Paz, through which thousands of Bolivian miners marched in protest against the 10% wage rise offer that President Evo Morales’ government has offered, but which...

Coeur, Pan American rise after Thursday declines

Shares in Coeur d'Alene Mines and Pan American Silver both rose on Friday, clawing back some of the losses from a day earlier when the stocks rose on concern that the Bolivian government could expropriate mining operations. Coeur said in a...

Pan American Silver seeks answers in Bolivia, shares fall

Vancouver-based Pan American Silver is trying to get answers from Bolivian officials, after media reports that the government may rescind control of privately-held mining concessions. President Evo Morales' government could target contracts for...

The rise, and rise, of illegal mining

Ever since 33 miners were rescued from a Chilean mine last year, the spotlight has been firmly trained on the Latin American mining industry. And with it, a crackdown on illegal mining operations.

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...

Argentina, Bolivia discuss mining cooperation

Argentina's National Mining Secretary Jorge Mayoral met this week with Leonor Arauco Lemaitre, Bolivia's ambassador in the country. The officials discussed trends in mining investment and development in the region, including new projects,...

First of Chile's 33 trapped miners are rescued

The first of Chile's 33 trapped miners were pulled to safety in a capsule barely wider than a man's shoulders early on Wednesday as their two-month ordeal neared its end. Rescuers, relatives and friends broke into jubilant cheers as father-of-two...

Lithium bringing Bolivia and South Korea together

The Memorandum of Understanding recently signed in Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, by Bolivian President Evo Morales and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, has opened the way for the two countries’ State mining companies to...

Latin American leaders back mining

Leaders from countries belonging to the Mercosurtrade bloc last week declared a mining key sector for the economic and social development of the region. Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva,...

Bolivia advances lithium project

Bolivia's government is moving ahead with pilot work on producing lithium from the vast brines in the Salar de Uyuni, but may consider opening the door to private companies at some point in the future. All work at the moment is 100% controlled by...

Mineworkers protest in Bolivia

About 150 workers marched this week in Bolivia's capital, La Paz, demanding government intervention to disputes over two mines – one privately owned and one under government control. The Himalaya mine, which produces tungsten and is located 50...