Crystallex says arbitration starts over Venezuelan mines

Crystallex Mining, claiming more than $3.8-billion from the Venezuelan government after president Hugo Chavez seized its gold assets, said the TSX had told it this week it would start delisting review if it found the company to not meet the...

First Quantum posts Q3 loss after Frontier closure

TSX- and LSE-listed First Quantum has reported a net loss of $136,7-million in the third quarter of the year, mainly as a result of having to close its Frontier copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The loss was compared with...

Minister Shabangu chooses stick over carrot 
in Mining Charter review

South Africa’s new revised Mining Charter dispenses with the open hand of consensus and replaces it with the clenched fist of the law.

Noncompliance with the provisions of the revised Mining Charter will render mining companies in breach of...

Now Mineral Resources Minister must turn step change into sea change

Turnaround Tuesday was crucial for South Africa's mining industry and for South Africa's reputation as an investment destination.

El Salvador intends total ban on mining – report

Canadian firm Pacific Rim Mining this week claimed a small victory in its arbitration against the El Salvadorian government, but President Mauricio Funes has been quoted as saying that he plans to stop mining in the country altogether. “Funes...