South America

Troy models low-cost gold mine at West Omai in Guyana

VANCOUVER — With lower overall gold prices taking hold, it’s become important for developers to find affordable projects — and Latin America-focused Troy Resources’ (TSX: TRY; US-OTC: TRYRF) wholly owned West Omai gold…


Trenching by U3O8 Corp. at the Laguna Salada uranium project in Argentina's Chubut province. Credit: U3O8 Corp.

U3O8 eyes JV with Chubut gov’t at Laguna Salada

VANCOUVER — There are a myriad of issues that can raise trip up mine developers in Argentina, but it looks like Toronto-based U3O8 Corp.’s (TSX: UWE; US-OTC: UWEFF) Laguna Salada uranium–vanadium project in Chubut province…


Osisko president and CEO Sean Roosen.

Osisko board slams Goldcorp offer

Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) board has provided a long list of reasons why it believes its shareholders should reject the hostile $2.6-billion takeover bid tabled by Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) on Jan. 14. 




Processing facilities at Carpathian Gold's Riacho dos Machados   gold mine in Brazil. Credit: Carpathian Gold

Carpathian suspends new RDM gold mine

Carpathian Gold (TSX: CPN; US-OTC: CPNFF) has temporarily halted production at its new Riacho dos Machados (RDM) gold mine in Brazil, a day after pouring its first doré gold bar.


Goldcorp's Penasquito gold mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. Credit: Goldcorp

Goldcorp nails 2013 guidance, predicts falling cash costs

VANCOUVER — Prominent Canadian gold miner Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has proven to be more resilient in the face of falling precious metal prices than many of its peers. And if the company’s production guidance for 2014 is any…


Workers gather at Coro Mining's San Jorge copper-gold project in Mendoza, Argentina. Credit:  Coro Mining

Coro to sell 70% stake in Argentina copper-gold project

Two private companies, one based in Russia and the other in the Ukraine, have signed an agreement with Coro Mining (TSX: COP; US-OTC: CROJF) to buy 70% of its wholly owned San Jorge copper–gold project in Mendoza, a province in Argentina…


Geologists and administrative staff at Panoro Minerals' camp at the Antilla copper-moly project in southern Peru. Credit: Panoro Minerals

Panoro improves Antilla’s copper metrics in Peru

Panoro Minerals (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF) has grown its copper resource by 38% and its molybdenum resource by 53% at its wholly owned Antilla project, 140 km southwest of the city of Cuzco and 120 km southwest of its Cotabambas project in…




Rob McEwen

Commentary: Rob McEwen on the outlook for 2014

Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining, shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the outlook for the mining industry in 2014. McEwen Mining’s principal assets consist of the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina…


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