TriMetals Mining rises from the ashes of Bolivia
In the nearly half-century he has worked in the mining industry, Ralph Fitch has pretty much seen it all.
Gold
Editorial: Barclays fined again, this time over gold
For gold bugs, a less pithy corollary of Joseph Heller’s dictum “just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you,” could be: Just because you imagine gold-price suppression in every corner of the gold…
[Update] Edgewater moves to consolidate Enchi project
VANCOUVER — Eight months ago junior Edgewater Exploration (TSXV: EDW) was hit with a permitting delay at its flagship Corcoesto gold project 35 km due southwest of the port city of La Coruna in Spain. Edgewater had been hoping to…
Bond deal lets Inca One ramp up in Peru
VANCOUVER – A creative debt package is giving Inca One Resources (TSXV: IO) the $5.5 million it needs to expand Chala, the gold mill in Peru where the company processes ore from artisanal miners.
Latin American Minerals dreams big in Paraguay
One of South America’s most isolated countries — ruled by a series of authoritarian governments for most of the twentieth century — has seen virtually no modern mineral exploration.
Centerra eyes lower costs going forward
Falling gold prices and rising costs combined to take a bite out of Centerra Gold’s (TSX: CG) bottom line, although not to the extent analysts had expected.
Exeter lays out options for Caspiche
VANCOUVER — Exeter Resource’s (TSX: XRC; NYSE-MKT: XRA) Caspiche project in northern Chile hosts proven and probable reserves exceeding 19 million oz. gold and 4.6 billion lb. copper. Such a large deposit had Exeter envisioning a…
Goldrock’s Matysek out to prove Argentina’s a good bet
VANCOUVER — Lindero is an economically robust gold mine project that is permitted for development. Its capital costs are reasonable, it has support from the local populations and authorities, and it is being driven forward by Paul…
Kinross steadies operations, cuts costs
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is meeting the challenge of lower gold prices the old-fashioned way: by driving down costs and producing more gold.
Newmont sells Jundee mine in Australia to Northern Star
VANCOUVER — It’s no secret that Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) is looking to monetize its non-core assets, and that process has taken another step with the all-cash sale of the company’s Jundee underground gold mine, 45 km…
Second gold discovery for Orca Gold in Sudan
VANCOUVER — In the first drill program ever to test the 7,000 sq. km Block 14 property in Sudan, Orca Gold (TSXV: ORG; US-OTC: CANWF) pulled intercepts like 2.39 grams gold per tonne over 63 metres, 3.7 grams gold over 31 metres and 13.6…
Trevali’s Caribou looks profitable
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC-TREVF) is firing on all cylinders, with commercial production underway since February at its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru, and a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) newly wrapped up at…