Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor

Renegade Congolese general Ntaganda made fortune from mining: report

Bosco Ntaganda, a fugitive UN war crimes suspect who recently defected from the army and is believed to be behind Democratic Republic of Congo’s most recent rebellion, is apparently bankrolling the operation with war money he made while controlling the country’s lucrative mines, publishes Global Witness.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 6:56 pm

Canada’s Kinross Gold to focus on Paracatu gold operation

Canada’s third main gold miner Kinross Gold (TSX:K) will focus on its wholly-owned Paracatu mine, in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, after it sold its stake in the Crixas gold mine to South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti for $220 million

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 3:37 pm

Infographic: The world’s biggest heists from diamonds to art

The creative department at ADT Home Security Services produced the following infographic, depicting some of the largest diamond, cash and art-related crimes around the world in recent times.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 3:08 pm

Southern Copper evaluating construction of hydroelectric plant in Peru

Southern Copper Corp. is evaluating the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Peru to mitigate the impacts that the energy crisis in the second world producer of copper may have in its operations, said the company’s president Oscar Gonzalez.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 1:58 pm

Recruitment company ready to profit from filling skills shortage in mining

Specialist recruiter, InTalent Group, is set to fill the critical skills shortage gap for the Australian mining, infrastructure and oil and gas sectors with highly skilled engineers sourced from India and the subcontinent.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 1:10 pm

Chile’s Codelco incoming boss in England to restart talks with Anglo

Chile’s Codelco new CEO, Thomas Keller, has traveled to London this week to hold talks with global miner Anglo American (LON:ALL), hoping to resolve a multi-billion dollar contract dispute between the parties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 6:34 pm

Thousands of Spanish coal miners on indefinite strike and calling for massive protest tomorrow in Madrid

After a week of protests, Spanish coal miners have decided to go on indefinite strike amid fears their entire industry is about to go to the wall, after the government slashed the coal’s sector subsidy by two-thirds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 4:58 pm

Australia PM tells miners they don’t own minerals

Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, warned the mining industry that nationals not only want, but also deserve a share of the nation's resources boom and reminded its leaders they don't "own" the minerals of the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 4:11 pm

Brazil prosecutor requests suspension of Vale’s Onça Puma nickel operations

Brazil's federal public ministry in Para state has filed legal action demanding that operations be halted at Onça Puma, a nickel mine in the northern Brazilian state owned and operated by Vale SA (NYSE:VALE).

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 2:11 pm

Former Wall Street trader’s comments on Europe has the financial community raving on Twitter

Nassim Taleb, a former Wall Street trader and author of the famous book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” is being attacked this morning by the financial community in different social media outlets, mainly Twitter, after a Bloomberg article quoted him saying he favours investing in Europe over the U.S.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 12:36 pm

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