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Gran Colombia builds up Marmato

Gran Colombia Gold (GCM-T) has boosted the resources at its Marmato gold project in Colombia, although it cost a bit of grade to do so.The company says measured and indicated resources stand at 409.7 million tonnes grading 0.9 gram gold…


A driller at Almonty Industries' Los Santos tungsten project in western Spain, 50 km from Salamanca. Photo by Almonty Industries

Almonty Industries: Black’s second act?

Almonty Industries (AII-V) may be a relative newcomer to the TSX Venture Exchange — it listed just nine months ago — but the junior tungsten producer is probably better known in the industry for its depth of management. CEO Lewis…


Orbite to produce alumina, rare earths in 2013

Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has been busy proving that its patented technology to extract alumina from clay, bauxite and red mud — the residue left from traditional extraction processes — works on a large-scale. It plans to…


At MAG Silver and Fresnillo's Juanicipio silver project in Mexico, from left: Canaccord Genuity analyst Nicholas Campbell; MAG Silver founder and director Peter Megaw; Cinco de Mayo project manager Jim McGlassen; and Macquarie Securities analyst Michael Gray. Photo by MAG Silver

MAG Silver sings Juanicipio’s praises

In a conference call on June 14, MAG Silver’s (MAG-T, MVG-X) president and CEO, Dan MacInnis, enthusiastically described the company’s Juanicipio polymetallic project in Mexico as “bulletproof” and “one of —…


New Gold starts up New Afton in BC

New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-N) has brought a fourth mine online with the timely start-up of its New Afton gold-copper mine near Kamloops, B.C.  The Vancouver-based producer says the first ore from the newly minted underground mine was processed…


Editorial: Fleece Navidad

At the halfway mark of the year, the political difficulties are starting to pile up for North American and European explorers and miners operating in several Latin American countries. But front and centre these days is Argentina, with its rich…



Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Bolivian gov’t seizes Glencore’s Colquiri mine

The Bolivian government’s recent decision to ­nationalize Glencore International’s (GLEN-L)Colquiri lead-tin mine “will pose a number of serious questions relating to the government’s future policy towards foreign…


Centerra drops as Kyrgyz gov’t reviews Kumtor

Centerra Gold (CG-T) plunged more than 30% on June 22, as the Kyrgyzstan parliament debated the fate of the company’s Kumtor gold project in the country while investors worried about the possibility of Centerra losing its mining…


Gold takes the spotlight at Aldridge’s Yenipazar

Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) aims to capitalize on Turkey’s mining boom, which has drawn substantial international curiosity and investment.  Aldridge has been on a bit of a roll recently with upgraded metallurgy and an expanded…


Workers build a drill pad at Red Eagle Mining's Santa Rosa gold project near Medellin, Colombia. Photo by Ian Bickis

Red Eagle tickled pink with Santa Rosa in Colombia

Colombia-­focused junior Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) has hit encouraging high-grade gold intercepts in a phase-two drill program at its Santa Rosa project near Medellin, although the final drilling from phase one did not fare as well.Hole 42…


The exploration crew at WCB Resources' Misima Island copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea. Photo by WCB Resources

WCB hunts gold, copper on PNG’s Misima Island

When  Xstrata (XTA-L) put its share of the  US$5.3-billion Frieda River copper project in Papua New Guinea on the market in late June, there were a few raised eyebrows at the state of affairs in the country — especially given…


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