MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A committee in Mexico's lower house of Congress approved two constitutional reforms that would prohibit open-pit mining and fracking, as well as restrict the use of genetically ...

In a move that has sparked debate over economic potential and environmental risks, President Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday that his government plans to re-legalize open-pit mining. The practice, ...

As Alamos Gold, a mid-tier producer of the precious metal, advances toward producing a million ounces yearly, CEO John McCluskey chatted with Benzinga about growing organically, as well as through M&A ...

Vale's new open-pit project at the historic Stobie site will cost $149 million over the next four years. Initial production target of 300,000 tons of nickel and copper this year, ramping up to 1.5 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Evidence abounds across Montana of the ruinous environmental legacy of cyanide-based open-pit ...

The wall of an open pit mine in central Venezuela collapsed on Tuesday, reportedly leaving dozens of workers trapped under mud and sparking a frantic rescue effort. Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional ...

MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's proposal to ban open-pit mining will generate uncertainty and curtail investment for the key sector, mining industry ...