MINING Newmont to invest US$540 million in gold mine, Argentina says 31-05-2023 20:54 Newmont Corp, the world's largest gold producer, plans to invest about US$540 million in its Cerro Negro mine in Argentina.
MINING & INDUSTRY Theft of US$1 million in gold suspends Argentina mine project 18-04-2023 08:48 Thieves break into the gold room at Patagonia Gold's Cap-Oeste Project in Santa Cruz Province escape with about 500 ounces of gold.
Oil corruption Venezuela's oil minister resigns over graft probe 21-03-2023 12:24 Venezuela's oil minister Tareck El Aissami resigned on Monday after prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into officials at the state oil company PDVSA.
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS 'Operation Exodus': Brazil miners flee Yanomami land 09-02-2023 10:14 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva orders Brazil's military to establish a no-fly zone around the Yanomami reservation, where indigenous leaders say illegal miners have poisoned the water with mercury, destroyed the rainforest and raped and killed inhabitants.
CRIME & ENVIRONMENT Colombia's war on illegal gold mines hits outlaw armed groups 08-02-2023 12:06 Colombian security forces are taking aim at illegal mining for gold which not only provides resources for rebel armed groups, but is also responsible for contaminating water sources with Mercury.
Colombia New Presidency Colombia to divert criminals' assets to social good: president 19-08-2022 15:38 Colombia's new president Gustavo Petro has vowed to transfer assets seized from drug traffickers and other criminals to needy communities in the violence- and inequality-plagued country.
Amazon Rainforest Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record 04-07-2022 13:06 Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, national space agency reveals.