Latin America

A week after the Samarco's tailings dam collapsed sending a wall of water and mud into villages killing six and leaving 21 more unaccounted for, the CEOs for BHP Billiton and Vale toured the site. Vale and BHP Billiton...

Oban Mining Corporation (TSX:OBM) ("Oban") has agreed to acquire 4,930,000 common shares ("MEK Shares") in the capital of Metals Creek Resources Corp. ("Metals Creek") for total consideration of approximately $346,850, of which (i) 1,760,000 MEK Shares will be acquired...

Barrick Gold sells four US mines for $720 millionThe Bald Mountain open-pit gold mine is just one of the assets Barrick is unloading. (Image courtesy of Barrick Gold) Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), the world's biggest gold producer, is...

BHP Billiton hits decade low on Brazil tragedy updateBHP revealed the tailings now extend 440 kilometers (273 miles) downstream through remote mountain valleys from the mine site.  BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) shares collapsed Friday in Sydney, hitting a 10-year low...

Peruvian Shahuindo project first pour early next yearShares of Tahoe Resources Inc (NYSE:TAHO) shone in an otherwise lacklustre day on precious metals markets after the company announced better than expected third quarter financial results on the back of a...

If you enjoy the feeling of being trapped, maybe you’ll enjoy The 33. The unavoidable consequence of making a movie in which the main characters are confined to a small, dark space for much of the film is that...

Vale (NYSE:VALE) said on Monday that it would take several years for Brazil's Doce river to recover following a deadly tailings dam burst at an iron ore mine it jointly owns with BHP Billiton (LON:BHP, ASX:BHP). In an update...