Site visit: Iamgold turns around Rosebel in Suriname
PARAMARIBO, SURINAME — Only a few years ago during the depths of the mining industry downturn, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) had on its hands with…
South America
Discovery-takeover cycle continues in Argentina’s Deseado Massif
Mirasol Resources (TSXV: MRZ), a precious metals explorer using the prospect-generator model, says prospecting along the Resolution trend at its wholly owned Nico property in…
TSX Venture wobbles, March 19-23
Worries of a possible U.S.-China trade war spooked investors on the TSX Venture Exchange, sending the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index down 1.90% to 817.80. Goldex…
Greenstone takes 30% stake in gold miner Serabi
Private equity group Greenstone Resources is investing US$15 million for a 29.82% stake in Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON: SRB), a junior with two operating…
Antioquia Gold seeks cash for Cisneros
Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD; US-OTC: AGDFX) recently published a positive National Instrument 43-101 compliant preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and a revised resource estimate for its…
Snapshot: Juniors in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
For mineral explorers and developers, the northern Andean countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are a potent combination of richly endowed metal mineralization and under-explored…
Lupaka ramps up to underground production at Invicta
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) has tabled a positive preliminary economic assessment of its fully funded, 316 sq. km Invicta underground gold-copper project in Peru, 120…
Dynacor’s artisanal mining strategy pays dividends
Dynacor Gold Mines (TSX: DNG; US-OTC: DNGDF) is not your typical junior. The company buys ore from registered artisanal miners in Peru and processes it…
PDAC 2018: Ecuador mines minister hopes to eliminate windfall tax
Rebeca Illescas, Ecuador’s new minister of mines, says she hopes to persuade the government of President Lenin Moreno to abolish the windfall profits tax. “I’ve…
Adventus Zinc boosts resource at Curipamba
Since signing an earn-in agreement with Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) last September, Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN) has updated the resource on its El Domo copper-gold-zinc…
US markets dip, Feb. 19-23
Gold closed at US$1,328.20, down 1.36% over the previous week, as U.S. markets slipped. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 3.24% to 80.53 and…
Guyana Goldfields to accelerate production
VANCOUVER — Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY; US-OTC: GUYFF) has updated the mine plan at its flagship Aurora gold operation in Guyana, South America, that could boost…