Partners expand Bongara
Denver — Drilling by the Australian company Pasminco has encountered significant mineralization in nine of 16 holes at the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru.Bongara is a joint venture between Pas…
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Robex options new property
In a move that places it in a historic Mexican mining region, Robex Resources (RBX-M) has inked a deal to buy the Vianey mine property in Guerrero state, southwest of Mexico City, from LMX Resources (…
Golden Temple bags Mexican discovery
Vancouver-based Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has acquired a Mexican property covering a new massive sulphide discovery in a region not previously explored for this deposit type.The 3,198-ha Dios Me Ay…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 23, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,730/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.95-17.75/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.883/lb.Indium: In…
New projects ensure Chile’s top-tier status
Although the pace of development has slowed since the mid-1990s, when several large copper mines entered production, new bulk-minable deposits are helping Chile maintain its position as the world’s la…
Manhattan’s Tambo Grande takes shape in northern Peru
Combined, the TG-1, TG-3 and B-5 precious-metal-bearing base-metal deposits in the Tambo Grande region of northern Peru rank among the world’s largest volcanogenic massive sulphide camps. And with tot…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 23, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 17/00 (change from Oct. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium343825(…
Dia Met, Ekati stake put on block
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% interest in Ekati, Canada’s first and only diamond mine, are up for sale.The company’s board of directors made the announcement after being advised by two major pr…
Western Copper, partner drill in Zacatecas
Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia have launched a 3,700-metre, 12-hole drill program at their Penasquito silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Mexico’s …
Anaconda awaits scoping study for Magistral project
Anaconda Peru has completed the final four holes of a 26-hole, 8,500-metre drill program at the Magistral copper-molybdenum porphyry/skarn deposit, held by Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V).With this year…
Gitennes faces legal hurdle at Virgen
A dispute between Cambior (CBJ-T) and the original owners of the Virgen gold property in Peru has created a stumbling block for Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T).In February, Cambior terminated its option …
Valerie to drill Tajos de Oro project
Limited drilling is planned for Tajos de Oro, a gold-silver property near Nayarit, Mexico, under investigation by Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V).As part of a first-phase due-diligence program, Valerie…