As with many resource-rich developing countries, there can be tensions in Peru between pro-mining interests and affected local communities. Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L) is stuck in the middle of such a dispute as regional…
VANCOUVER — As with many developing countries, there is a natural resource duality in Peru that can trigger tension between pro-mining interests and local communities. Switzerland-based mega-miner Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) is stuck in the…
It all started with a phone call. On the line was Standard Bank, looking to auction off some Peruvian properties after a joint venture between two majors had gone sour. On the other end of the line was Panoro Minerals (PML-V), which had worked…
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has indefinitely halted construction activities in agreement with the government of Peru at its 51%-owned Conga gold-copper project in the northern region of Cajamarca, following weeks of protests over the proposed…
The road to Dia Bras Exploration’s (DLB-V) Yauricocha mine in Peru’s Yauyos province is now open after a blockade was cleared.
Candente Copper’s (DNT-T) sizeable Canariaco Norte copper-gold deposit in northern Peru has been receiving a lot of buzz lately, with a few analysts tipping the project as a likely takeover target.
In the northern reaches of south-central Peru’s Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, 50 km southwest of Cusco, three drill rigs are turning at Panoro Minerals’ (PMI-V) Cotabambas copper-gold porphyry project, where the company hopes to delineate the belt’s…
Vancouver -In the northern reaches of south-central Peru’s Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, 50 km southwest of Cusco, three drill rigs are turning at Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas copper-gold-porphyry project, where the company hopes to delineate…
Peruvian-focused mining stocks took a nosedive this June after left-wing populist candidate Ollanta Humala narrowly won Peru’s presidential electoral run-off held on June 5. With 99% of the ballots counted, Humala captured 51.5% of the…
Peruvian-focused mining stocks nose dived Monday after left-wing populist candidate Ollanta Humala appeared to have narrowly won Peru’s presidential electoral run-off held on Sunday, June 5. With 88% of the ballots counted, Humala had 51.3% of…
The Peruvian government has authorized the deployment of armed military troops to southern Peru’s Puno region in response to large anti-mining protests that have blocked roads connecting the country with Bolivia.
The Peruvian government has authorized the deployment of armed military troops to the Puno region of southern Peru in response to large anti-mining protests which have blocked roads connecting the country with Bolivia. Several media outlets,…
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