When the Mexican government decided in 1990 to privatize its mining sector and open the gates to foreign investment, it put its own mineral resource branch in an unfamiliar position. Now that vast tra…
Chile is the worlds largest producer and exporter of copper, accounting for 22% of the Western worlds total production, and about 23% of the worlds copper reserves. Based on planned production statist…
Two subsidiaries of SNC-Lavalin Inc. of Montreal have signed a lump sum turnkey contract with Compania Minera Disputada de Las Condes SA of Santiago, Chile, for a US$23 million sulphuric acid plant. T…
Development of a lithium deposit in Bolivia is planned by FMC (NYSE), subject to ratification of an exploration and development plan by the Bolivian government. FMC estimates a cost to production of b…
A research study conducted by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney finds that there is strong potential for increased investment by foreign mining companies in Mexico. The study, sponsored by the M…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US60-61 cents per lb. (Apr. 2, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-82 cents per lb. (Mar. 26, 1992). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.50-2.70 per lb. (Mar. 26, 1992). CADMIUM: …
Planning to become the first foreign exporter of cathode copper from Bolivia is Arimetco International (TSE). The company recently acquired an 85% stake in three oxide copper properties hosting five m…
A contract to drill 150 holes, 30-50 metres each in length, in northwestern Honduras was recently entered into with a Guatemalan company, Melinga Resources (VSE) reports. The program is concentrating …
Arizona-based Magma Copper (NYSE) plans to increase its smelter capacity by up to 20% to take advantage of a growing worldwide “smelter bottleneck,” vice-president Bradford Mills told the Toronto Soci…
A contract to develop the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold porphyry deposit in northwestern Argentina has been negotiated by International Musto Explorations (VSE) with a quasi-government mining compa…
The most most striking aspect of Chile, the worlds leading producer of copper, is its geographical shape. A mere 200 km wide (on average), it extends for more than 5,000 km along the coastline directl…
Gold and silver have been the most significant metals produced in Costa Rica. Production has been primarily from vein-stockwork deposits hosted by tertiary volcanics and sediments related to a still a…
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