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Metals/Mining
Workers delay operations at underground copper mine
Contract workers for Chile's state-owned copper corporation briefly delayed operations at the world's largest underground copper mine, demanding bonuses as world prices for copper reach record levels.
Dec 27, 2005, 12:34
Arcelor Brasil buys 50 % interest in two Costa Rica steel companies
Newly formed steel powerhouse Arcelor Brasil announced it has purchased stakes in two Costa Rican steelmakers in its first foray into Central America.
Dec 22, 2005, 13:07
Venezuelan threatens to buy out steel producer unless it favors local market
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the government could consider buying out the country's largest steel mill unless it begins to sell to the local market first ahead of the international market.
Oct 25, 2005, 08:26
Chavez pressures steelmaker Sidor
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez warned his government would move to buy privatized steelmaker Sidor if the company did not cooperate with his campaign to give priority to national steel demand.
Oct 25, 2005, 07:28
Indigenous groups demand Chavez stop coal mining in western Venezuela
Dozens of Indians from western Venezuela protested in the capital demanding a halt to mining in their region and calling government efforts to formalize their ownership of ancestral lands a "fraud."
Oct 11, 2005, 08:54
Codelco chief pushes for corporate transformation
Chile's state-run copper miner Codelco must be allowed to operate like an autonomous private company if it wants to maintain its leadership in the global mining industry.
Oct 6, 2005, 03:06
AngloGold Ashanti's Brazil Cuiaba mine expands
Gold producer AngloGold Ashanti South America this week started building a new foundry to process ore from its Cuiaba underground mine in Minas Gerais state.
Oct 6, 2005, 01:55
Venezuelan minister says mining review to continue, government tired of reassuring markets
Venezuela's mining minister said the government is reviewing all mining contracts without exception and that it is tired of reassuring markets about the impact of its review.
Sep 26, 2005, 09:29
Chavez says government will cancel all mining concessions
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government will cancel all mining licenses and stop issuing new ones to foreign companies.
Sep 22, 2005, 11:58
Venezuela eyes Las Cristinas for state mining firm
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said the government would construct a planned new state mining company in the Las Cristinas area where Canadian Crystallex International Corp. is awaiting a permit to build a gold mine.
Sep 20, 2005, 16:37
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