South America

Paris to decide fate of Russia-Canada gold mine in French Guiana

France’s environment minister François de Rugy, is expected to announce in June the government’s official position on both Norgold and Columbus Gold’s proposed open-pit mine and a precious metal industry in French Guiana.

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Japanese owner of Chile’s Caserones copper mine said to be mulling sale

Asked about it, however, JX Nippon Mining — the metal unit of JXTG Holdings — declined to comment, adding it was not something that has already been decided.

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MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine threatened with new blockade

The Nueva Fuerabamba community is willing to organize a new blockade if the government doesn’t archive the criminal complaints filed against members of his community taking part in the protests against Las Bambas.

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Hudbay Minerals’ investor Waterton takes miner to court

The Canadian miner’s second-largest investor, Waterton Global Resource Management, has filed a lawsuit against the base metals producer in a bid to constrain its ability to solicit proxies.

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Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal

The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007 and is expected to churn out about 54,500 tonnes of the red metal and 100,000 ounces of gold this year.

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Protesters block road used by Hudbay to transport copper in Peru

Members of the community of Tacrara were demanding compensation for the use of a road that, according to them, Hudbay’s trucks were not supposed to be using.

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