First Bauxite hard at work in Guyana
Vancouver – There’s a new junior exploring for bauxite, the red-coloured rock that provides the worl…
Mexico and Central America
Nayarit hits best gold intercept yet at Orion
Vancouver – Drilling in the northwest corner of its Orion property, 110 km north of Tepic, Mexico, Nayarit Go…
Clock starts ticking for Geologix
For Geologix Explorations (GIX-T) the clock has begun to tick.
Silver Eagle gets approval to shut Miguel Auza mine
The Mexican government has given its stamp of approval to an agreement Silver Eagle Mines (SEG-T) has reached with …
Fresnillo Moves On MAG Silver
In what executives at MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) are calling a “take-under” bid, a subsidiary of Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-L) is offering US$4.54 per share in cash for all of MAG’s outstanding shares. M…
Canplats Proves Up Camino Rojo Resource
Vancouver — A year after geologists traced red-stained road fill back to the quarry it came from and staked the Camino Rojo or “Red Road” project in Mexico, Canplats Resources( CPQ-V, CPQRF-O) has ca…
Pacific Rim takes on El Salvador
Pacific Rim Mining (PMU-T, PMU-X) is readying to play hardball with the government of El Salvador.
Eurasian’s willingness to risk starting to pay off
Vancouver – Eurasian Minerals’ (EMX-V) decision to play the risk-reward gamble looks to be paying off: the ju…
Aura suspends mining and development at Aranzazu
Vancouver – After only a few months of operations Aura Minerals (ORA-T) is temporarily suspending all mining activi…
ECU Silver boosts resource at Velardena project
In the fourth resource estimate for the Velardena district properties in Mexico’s Durango state, ECU Silver M…
Choice Spot, Tough Decision For Geologix
SITE VISIT Durango, Mexico — Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEXF-o) is positioned on top of what could be Mexico’s next great polymetallic mine. Just an 85-km drive along a paved highway…
Editorial: BHP Billiton Dodges A US$42B Bullet
The week ended Nov. 29, the 48th trading week of 2008, was characterized by a couple of things that didn’t happen.