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Los Bronces copper mine in Chile. Photo by Anglo American.

Mining boom drives growing energy need

The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are the top copper-producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number-one spot with annual production clocking in at 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in second place with output totalling 1.2 million…


Panoro Mineralspersonnel and visitors at the Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru, 48 km southwest of Cuzco. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro shows promise in Peru

Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is focusing on developing its two advanced-stage projects in the country’s southeastern region.Its top priority is the wholly owned Cotabambas copper-gold project,…


Workers install a pebble crusher at Xstata's Antapaccay copper project in Peru. Photo by Xstrata

Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru

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…


Chile, Peru must meet energy challenges as mining booms

VANCOUVER — The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are firmly established as the top copper producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number one spot with annual production clocking in at roughly 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in…


SMI can’t touch the copper-gold pie at Tampakan

On the Philippine island of Mindanao, advancement of the Tampakan project — encompassing one of the planet’s largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits — remains in limbo following months of environmental opposition to a planned…


Sabina’s PEA paints a rosy picture at Back River

A recent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Sabina Gold & Silver’s (SBB-T) Back River has sketched a favourable prospect, highlighting high grades and lower-than-expected start-up costs for the gold project in…


Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru

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…


[Update] Positive PEA for Sabina’s Back River

A recent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Sabina Gold & Silver’s (SBB-T) Back River has sketched a favourable prospect, highlighting high grades and lower-than-expected start-up costs for the gold project in…


Xstrata and JX Nippon pledge $35M to BC coal

Xstrata’s (XTA-L) coal division is wasting little time in advancing its recently secured coal fields in B.C.’s Peace River region, as it and 25% joint-venture partner JX Nippon Oil and Energy launch into a $35-million prefeasibility…


Xstrata and JX Nippon commit $35M to B.C. coal project

VANCOUVER — Xstrata’s (XTA-L) coal division is wasting little time in advancing its recently secured coal fields in British Columbia’s Peace River region as it and 25% joint venture partner JX Nippon Oil and Energy launch into a…


El Morro hits a road bump

Following the Chilean Supreme Court’s move to temporarily suspend the environmental permit for the El Morro copper-gold project, an analyst says the project should be shelved until the next decade. 


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