Equinox Gold’s Aurizona on schedule for late 2018 gold pour
Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXGF) continues to advance construction at the Aurizona gold mine in northeastern Brazil, with production set to begin later this year. The project is 60%…
South America
Great Panther Silver readies Coricancha restart
Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR; NYSE-AM: GPL) is closing in on a restart of the company’s Coricancha mine – a Cordilleran polymetallic ore deposit located 90 km east of Lima,…
Site visit: Continental Gold cruising to production at Buritica
“Buritica is the flagship mining project for Colombia,” says Mateo Restrepo, president of Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF). The project is more important here than it might be almost…
Austral Gold sees mixed quarter in South America
Sydney, Australia-based Austral Gold (TSXV: AGLD; ASX: AGD) is reporting mixed results in quarterly production from its two precious metals mining complexes: the small Casposo gold-silver mine in Argentina; and…
Yamana set to exceed 2018 gold production guidance
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) expects to exceed its previous 2018 production guidance of 900,000 oz. gold after achieving higher than expected production at its Chapada, Canadian Malartic, Jacobina…
Lundin’s NGEx sees big potential in Josemaria
NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ) is moving ahead with a prefeasibility study on its Josemaria copper-gold porphyry deposit in Argentina’s San Juan province, and believes it can wrap it up by…
Ecuador eases rules on early-stage exploration drilling
Ecuador’s Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources says holders of mining concessions can now drill on early-phase exploration projects in the country. Previously, drilling was only permitted during the…
Lumina encouraged by results at Cangrejos in Ecuador
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LUMAF) has tabled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 63 sq. km Cangrejos gold project in Ecuador’s El Oro province, 30 km southeast of…
TSX Venture falls, June 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the trading week down once again, falling 2.6% to 754.4. Shares of Cantex Mine Development rose 18¢ to 33¢. The company said it…
TSX inches higher while gold dips, June 11-15
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.68% to 16,314.42 during a mixed week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.9% to 75.17. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.3% to 191.66, while…
Horizonte Minerals advances two assets in Brazil
Six months ago, Jeremy Martin, founder and CEO of Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; LON: HZM), bought the Vermelho nickel-cobalt project in Brazil from Vale (NYSE: VALE) for US$8 million in…
TSX Venture inches lower, May 28-June 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued a decline that started in mid-May, falling 1.2% to end the trading week at 765.94. Shares of Goldex Resources rose 69¢ to $1.16 after…