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Golden Temple encouraged at Yagul project in Mexico

Initial exploration by Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has confirmed the potential for stratiform copper and Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc mineralization at the Yagul property, in the Monclava distri…


Anglo American sizes up Arex deposit in Brazil

Anglo American (AAUK-Q) has tabled an independent resource estimate for the Arex deposit in Brazil’s Mato Grosso del Norte state.Based on 74 drill holes, consultant ACA Howe International estimates th…


El Tesoro mine aims for spring startup

Beginning in May, London-listed Antofagasta expects to produce 75,000 tonnes of cathode copper per year at the newly completed El Tesoro heap-leach mine. Antofagasta holds a 61% interest in the US$296…


Rockwell starts drilling at Pedra Branca

Vancouver — Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) and its Denver-based partner, Solitario Resources (SLR-T), have commenced drilling at the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium-rhodium project in northeastern Brazil….


Villagers, analysts and company officials gather at a drill rig on Tiberon Minerals' Nui Phao project in Vietnam.

Tiberon puts project on fast track

Hanoi, Vietnam — With its sights set on delineating a viable skarn tungsten polymetallic deposit, Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) is engaged in aggressive drilling at its Nui Phao property in northern Vietn…


Newmont aims drills deeper

The Yanacocha gold mine, high atop the Andes of northern Peru, was the golden growth story for Newmont Mining (NEW-N) in 2000, with production and reserves increasing for the seventh consecutive year….


Trans Hex trenches Barra Grande

Toronto-based Trans Hex International (THI-V) will continue developing the Barra Grande diamond project in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state with the aid of US$1 million in financing from its South African …



Brancote proves up potential of Esquel project

The ever-growing, 3.8-million-oz. Esquel gold project in southern Argentina has garnered little attention in North American markets, largely because its operator, Brancote Holdings, is a United Kingdo…


Eaglecrest's bulk-sampling program is aimed at determining the grade of the San Simon project.

Eaglecrest advances Bolivian gold project

Unable to assess the grade of the Paititi area by drilling, owing to the erratic coarse-grained nature of the gold mineralization, Eaglecrest Explorations (EEL-V) is conducting a $4-million program of…




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