Lundin Gold tables feasibility study for Fruta del Norte
VANCOUVER — Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) has completed a feasibility study that outlines a path to production at its flagship Fruta del Norte (FDN)…
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Pure Energy’s Robinson surveys the world’s lithium deposits
VANCOUVER —While the burgeoning lithium market has sent companies scrambling to secure and advance lithium projects across the globe, anyone new to the scene may…
Editorial: Northern Andean economies groan as oil revenues dry up
There’s nothing quite like a fall in oil prices to expose the cracks in the economies and politics of countries highly dependent on oil exports….
Zafranal could produce copper for nearly two decades, study says
A positive prefeasibility study on the Zafranal project — an Andean style porphyry copper-gold deposit in southern Peru owned by Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.A; TSX:…
TSX climbs, May 16–20
Canada’s benchmark index advanced ahead of the Victoria Day holiday weekend, rising 171 points, or 1.2%, to 13,919.58, as investors took in higher oil prices…
Dynacor prepares for maiden resource at Tumipampa
Dynacor Gold Mines (TSX: DNG; US-OTC: DNGDF) is preparing to table the first-ever resource calculation at its Tumipampa gold-copper exploration project, 500 km southeast of…
Focus improves phosphate mine plan at Bayovar
VANCOUVER — Focus Ventures (TSXV: FCV) has updated a prefeasibility study at its Bayovar 12 phosphate property, 70 km south of the city of Piura, Peru. It…
Silver Standard may use Chinchillas as feed for Pirquitas
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) is moving forward on pre-development studies that may lengthen mine life at its Pirquitas silver mine…
Argentine tycoon Elsztain bets big on gold
Eduardo Elsztain — one of Argentina’s richest men — has been buying and selling hard assets for the last 35 years. His first real estate…
Editorial: Brazil’s anti-corruption drive takes out Rousseff
Brazil’s political and economic turmoil has grabbed headlines around the world, the culmination of years of top-level judicial investigations and countrywide street protests against corruption…
Guyana Goldfields off to a strong start at Aurora
VANCOUVER — Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY; US-OTC: GUYFF) has wrapped up its first commercial quarter at the Aurora open-pit gold mine in Guyana, and the results…
Hunt Mining acquires Martha mine in Argentina
Matthew Hughes found the Martha silver deposit while looking out the window of his pick-up truck. It had just rained and a red line streaked…