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Photo by Leticia LozanoPeruvian peasants demonstrate against mining companies during the final day of a global industry conference in Arequipa, Peru. The protesters claim that mining is polluting water supplies and damaging farmland.

Miners look to Latin America

Arequipa, Peru — Oscar Gonzalez, chief executive of Southern Peru Copper (PCU-N), wears a wry smile on his face — and with good reason….



Codelco facing tough decisions

Santiago, Chile — These are good times for Chile’s national copper company Corporacion Nacional del Cobre (CODELCO)….


A map outlining various claims and operations in the Athabasca Basin.

Renaissance of the Athabasca basin

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the first major, high-grade uranium discoveries of the 1960s in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, a unique resurgence is taking place….




Grounded: Crystallex executives didn't know it at the time but this photo of company executives pushing a plane stuck on a runway in Venezuela -- taken by The Northern Miner during a recent site visit -- would serve as a metaphor for the company's troubles in the Latin American nation. The Crystallex saga in Venezuela took a strange turn recently when President Hugo Chavez made statements in support of nationalizing the country's mineral assets.

Crystallex rides out hurricane Hugo

Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) continued their roller-coaster ride on Sept. 27, falling 32, or nearly 17% to $1.58 in afternoon trading in Toronto….


Boleo economics meet hurdle (October 03, 2005)

A preliminary economic study on the Boleo base metal deposit in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico, shows the project is attractive enough to justify a final feasibility study….




Mine finders

— The following is an excerpt from Mining Explained, published by the The Northern Miner….


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