WGC promotes gold mining in Latin America
Acting as lobbyist for some of the world’s biggest gold miners, the World Gold Council has sponsored the publication of a study titled The New El Dorado: The Importance of Gold Mining to Latin America…
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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….
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 …
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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 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…
PDAC comments on draft minerals bill Tough sell for South Africa
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s minister for minerals and energy, has worked hard to sell international investors on the merits of her government’s proposed Minerals Development Bill. She has a…