Mining Sludge Recycled into Building MaterialsTuesday, May 29, 2012 Petaquilla Gold, the largest gold mine in Panama, has announced a plant for the manufacture of tiles, bricks and slates based on clay residues from the metal extraction process. Petaquilla Gold is venturing into the production of building materials to create a clay products factory, Petarcilla SA, which will use waste from the grinding and extraction process at the Molejón gold and silver mine. Change in Ownership at Honduran Gold MineWednesday, June 10, 2009 The Canadaian miner, Yamana Gold, announced a sale agreement with the Canadian Aura Minerals for the San Andrés gold mine. The agreement for a total of $200 million includes the sale of two other mines in Brazil to Aura Minerals. Tougher Controls for Canadian Mining CompaniesFriday, January 29, 2010 Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that Canadian mining corporations must conduct more detailed environmental impact studies. Several mining companies from Canada operate in Central America. Some of them include Breakwater Resources (Honduras), Inmet Mining Corp (Panama), Petaquilla Minerals Ltd (Panama), B2Gold Corp (Nicaragua), Argonaut Gold (Guatemala) and GoldCorp (Guatemala and Honduras). Everybody Wins, Nobody Loses ... Except You and MeWednesday, February 12, 2014 The money that the State of Costa Rica will lose in the dispute over the failed concession of the Crucitas mine will come from taxpayer's pockets. Editorial Disincentives to Mining in HondurasThursday, February 13, 2014 The attractiveness of the mineral resources in the country is overshadowed by legislation that raises doubts among international investors. The validity of the Act on Promotion of the Development and Reconversion of Public Debt is raising doubts among international investors interested in mining in Honduras, according to Santos Gabino, advisor to the National Association of Metal Mining in Honduras. Honduras: Zinc Mine Passes into Canadian HandsWednesday, October 12, 2016 The Belgian company Nyrstar sold to Morumbi Resources 100% of the subsidiary American Pacific Honduras, owner of the El Mochito zinc mine. From a press release by Morumbi Resources: Honduras: Low Prices Discourage MiningTuesday, July 5, 2016 Less mining of metals such as silver, lead, zinc and iron oxide explains the 17% drop in mining activities in the first quarter, compared to the last quarter. In the quarterly GDP report up to March 2016 the Central Bank states that "...The negative result in Mining and Quarrying (-17.0%) was associated with a decline in metal ore mining (silver, lead, zinc and iron oxide), which has been discouraged by low prices in the international market, which do not stimulate the development of projects aimed at exploring new mineral deposits. " Honduras: 80 Applications for Mining ConcessionsWednesday, July 31, 2013 Companies from several countries are waiting for regulations on the new Mining Act in order to exploit the nation's mineral potential. According to the Minister of Geology and Mines, Aldo Santos, the regulations could be ready in late August. He explained that after that date the Honduran Institute of Geology and Mines will respond to all of the concession applications it receives. Nicaragua to Host Regional Forum on Renewable EnergyFriday, March 13, 2009 The XIII Regional Forum on "Renewable Energy in Isolated Rural Areas in Central America" will be from March 18 – 20 in Managua. The event is co-sponsored by Finland, Austria and the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Nicaragua, among others. Honduras: Bad Times for MiningThursday, September 29, 2016 The 150% plummet that exports have suffered in the last two years is attributed to a fall in international prices of metals. The fall in international prices of metals is the main reason behind the drop of almost 150% in foreign sales in the mining sector from 2015 to date. In the first half of 2015 the value of exports amounted to $256 million, while in the same period in 2016, it fell to $80.5 million, according to the Honduran Institute of Geology and Mines (Inhgeomin). Central America Sold More Pineapples in 2017Friday, April 27, 2018 Last year the region exported more than $1 billion worth of pineapples abroad, 8% more than in 2016, and 50% of exports went to the United States. Figures from the information system on the the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] Pineapple Exports from Central America Up 6%Thursday, April 27, 2017 Led by Costa Rica, in 2016 the value of pineapple exports amounted to $954 million, equivalent in volume to 2 million tons, 6% more than was sold in 2015. Figures from the information system on the the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"] Central America: Pineapple Exports Up 8%Friday, December 15, 2017 Between January and June 2017 the region exported $514 million worth of pineapples, 8% more than was sold during the same period in 2016. Figures from the information system on the the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"] Honduras: Razor Resources Concludes Acquisition of Clavo Rico Gold MineWednesday, March 31, 2010 The purchase includes other concessions close to the Clavo Rico mine, which is renowned for its high productivity. Razor Resources Inc, a recently formed U.S company, announced it has acquired 99% of “Compañía Minera Cerros del Sur S.A.”, an Honduran company that owns 200 hectares of gold mining concessions in Honduras, in an all stock transaction. Honduras to Export Iron Oxide to ChinaTuesday, January 19, 2010 Agalteca Mine will export an initial shipment of 26.000 tons to China on January 28th. This export will ship from the Port of San Lorenzo in Honduras' south, explained Iván Gustavo Matute Gómez, head of ENP, the national ports corporation. |
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