The following is an exhaustive list of mining companies active in mining Argentina today, with both exploration and mining interests. Includes local and international companies, whether they have operating mines, exploration, advanced projects and (more…)

The modus operation of big business in Peru is part of the recent disastrous legacy that Fujimori introduced and promoted and which were linked unequivocally promoting economic groups so individual interests and, therefore, detrimental to the nation, so is the subject of the agenda of the truncated transition. But it seems that we have forgotten how important it is and should be that economic groups assume the market risks, before what seems to happen that has been done with greater force in recent years and is (more…)

The story of this entrepreneur blacks 46 years became an example of the end of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa. From the family store happened to lead one of the most successful mining companies in his country, with interests in gold, platinum, manganese, coal, among other metals and minerals. According to Forbes, is ranked 503 of the world list of billionaires with a fortune of 2,400 million.
As Barrack Obama could become the first black president of the (more…)

Votorantim Metais concentrates production in three sectors: zinc, nickel and long steel.
Its production units in Brazil are located in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Goiás. Outside, VM has a refinery in Peru and is the majority shareholder of Colombia’s second largest steel.

Steels

The Steel Business Unit of Votorantim Metais began operations in 1937 with all production concentrated in the city of (more…)