7 Oct 2009 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
CHILE, SANTIAGO
Canadian gold mining company Kinross said it will invest $1 billion USD to expand mining projects in Chile's Region III (Atacama), including expanding the existing gold mine, Maricunga, and developing a new project, Lobo-Marte. Region 111 Governor Viviana Ireland, who met with Kinross executives in late September, said the Canadian firm would have to operate under special