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Expropriation and Resource Nationalism Will Remain The Main Risks for Miners in 2013
Jan 11, 2013Expropriation and resource nationalism will remain the main risks for miners in 2013, according to a report published Wednesday by UK-based risk consultancy Maplecroft. Since the appropriation of mining assets by governments continues to ...
Tags: Miners, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Bolivia, Investments
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Venezuela Has Its Eye on Becoming a Major Minerals Producer
Dec 28, 2012According to Maplecroft's principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith,Venezuela has its eye on becoming a major minerals producer,though its capacity to do so is in question. Mr Lockhart-Smith told BNamericas that"Specifically ...
Tags: Maplecroft, Latin America, Venezuela, minerals producer
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Anglo American Is Unlikely to Seek Compensation for Its Loma De NíQuel Nickel Operation
Dec 25, 2012Maplecroft principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith told BNamericas that Anglo American is unlikely to seek compensation from the Venezuelan government following the expiration of the concessions and permits for its Loma de ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Mining Gold, Bank of America, Nickel
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Resource Nationalism Is Assuming More Subtle Forms as Governments Resort
Dec 25, 2012Resource nationalism is assuming more subtle forms as governments resort to measures outside of blatant asset expropriations to retain the benefits proffered by their geological bounties. In an interview with the Financial Times (paywall) ...
Tags: Resource Nationalism, geological bounties, oil, mining
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Argentina Is a Risk Destination for Mining Companies and Is Becoming Increasingly More
Dec 20, 2012Business News Americas cited Ms Irenea Renuncio senior Latin America analyst of Maplecroft as saying that Argentina is a high risk destination for mining companies and is becoming increasingly more so due to the deteriorating business ...
Tags: Argentina, high risk, mining, deteriorating business environment