LATIN AMERICA — Countdown begins at Collahuasi
When full production begins in October, the Collahuasi open-pit project in northern Chile will become the world’s fourth largest producer of copper, yielding 350,000 tonnes of copper concentrate and 5…
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LATIN AMERICA — Minera Andes firms up 1998 exploration plans
Spokane, Wash.-based Minera Andes (MAI-A) has rationalized its approach to the exploration of its many Argentine properties.The company has dropped several grassroots properties, including Arroyo Nuev…
LATIN AMERICA — Stratabound pins hopes on Sierra Azul — Geophysical work proving invaluable
Hoping to add new life to an old producer, Calgary-based junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) continues to explore its Sierra Azul lead-zinc-silver property in Mexico’s Coahuila state.Situated 50 km sou…
LATIN AMERICA — Legal reforms put Brazil on mining fast track
Although Brazil is touted as the most geologically diverse and prospective mineral region in Latin America, it has only recently begun to attract the foreign investment necessary to elevate it what go…
LATIN AMERICA — Lyon Lake begins commercial gold production at Beta Vargas
Following its first gold pour in early December, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) has entered full commercial production at its Beta Vargas open-pit gold mine in Costa Rica.The successful launch of the heap-le…
Amblin busy at Lyndhurst
Junior Amblin Resources (AX-A) is encouraged by drill results from its Lyndhurst copper property, a past producer near Rouyn-Noranda, Que.In late March, a 1,199-metre hole was drilled in an attempt to…
Triton struggles through 1997
Increased gold production and revenue were not enough to keep Triton Mining (TTM-T) out of the red for the year ended Dec. 31, 1997.Output at El Limon in Nicaragua, Triton’s only producing mine, jumpe…
LATIN AMERICA — Apex Silver and Excellon acquire polymetallic play in Durango
Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) and Excellon Resources (EXN-V) have signed a letter of intent to acquire the Platosa property in Mexico’s Durango state.While no formal terms have been disclosed, Apex is exp…
LATIN AMERICA — Meridian nears production decision at El Penon
Having established itself as a successful mid-tier gold producer in the western United States, Meridian Gold (MNG0-T) has now set its sights on northern Chile.The Nevada-based company is months away f…
LATIN AMERICA — Prefeasibility study begins on Dolores gold-silver project
Minefinders (MFL-T) has engaged MRDI Canada, a division of H.A. Simons, to complete a prefeasibility study on the promising Dolores gold-silver project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The Dolores project …
Namdeb’s ships coming in
Watched critically by the sabre-horned gemsbok antelopes that wander casually through this town, Namdeb Diamond and its predecessors have turned a desolate shoreline into Namibia’s biggest moneymaker….
Sahelian fires up Poura gold mine
Having successfully revived the past-producing Poura underground mine, owner Sahelian Goldfields (SHGI-C) has joined the ranks of gold producers and re-established Burkina Faso as a gold-producing nat…