South America

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Editorial: Fruitless del Norte

Kinross Gold’s abandonment of the Fruta del Norte gold project in the face of an obstinate Ecuadorian government is a sad end to what could have been a wonderful, mutually beneficially relationship between Canadian miners and their…


Driling at Carpathian Gold's Riacho dos Machados project in Brazil in 2010. Source: Carpathian Gold

Brazil production in sight, Carpathian says

Gold production at Carpathian Gold’s (CPN-T) Riacho dos Machados project in Brazil will start at the end of the third quarter of this year, making the Toronto-based junior the South American nation’s newest producer of the metal.


Workers dig a trench at Focus Ventures and Stonegate Agricom's Mantaro phosphate project in Peru. Source: Focus Ventures

Focus Ventures adds phosphate project

Peru may be best known for its rich endowment of gold and silver deposits, but the South American nation could also become a player in producing phosphates, Focus Ventures (FCV-V) believes.


BHP Billiton's majority-owned Escondida copper mine in northern Chile's Atacama desert. Source: BHP Billiton

Chile’s mining challenges

VANCOUVER — As the world’s largest copper producer and a top-five producer of molybdenum and silver, Chile is a mining powerhouse. And with more than $70 billion in mining investment expected to lift copper production by 45% over…


The high-grade copper oxide zone at NGEx Resources' Filo del Sol project on the Chile-Argentina border. Sources: NGEx Resources

NGEx wraps up campaign with high-grade hit

VANCOUVER — Copper explorer NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) capped off a busy drill season in April, with the Vancouver-based company completing 44,000 metres over a promising property package that straddles the Chile-Argentina border, southeast…


Drilling equipment at Barrick's Pascua-Lama project. Source: Barrick Gold

Chile fines Barrick US$16M for violations

VANCOUVER — Chile’s environmental regulator has imposed its maximum fine on the world’s largest gold miner after a four-month investigation revealed Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) committed “very serious” violations…


Capstone Mining's   Santo Domingo iron oxide-copper-gold project in Chile. Source: Capstone Mining

Santo Domingo feasibility expected in less than a year

When Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) Santo Domingo iron oxide-copper-gold project in Chile eventually enters commercial production in 2017 or 2018 — at an estimated capital cost of between US$1.5 billion and US$1.8 billion — the…


A tailings thickener under construction at Hudbay Minerals' Constancia copper-molybdenum-silver project in southeastern Peru. Source: Hudbay Minerals

Hudbay on schedule at Constancia despite rain

VANCOUVER — Operating in the Peruvian Andes can offer a range of challenges, not the least of which is a rainy season that usually runs from September through April. And heavy rains proved to be an issue for Canadian base metal producer…



Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver project in Guatemala. Source: Tahoe Resources

Tahoe secures US$50 million credit facility

Chief executive Kevin McArthur of Tahoe Resources (THO-T, TAHO-N) says the company expects to start commissioning the mill at its Escobal silver project in Guatemala in the second half of this year and has received a US$50 million secured…


A man studies drill core at Solvista Gold's Caramanta project in Colombia. Source: Solvista Gold

Solvista rises on long gold-copper intercept at Caramanta

VANCOUVER — The intercept returned a great set of numbers: 457 metres averaging 1.01 grams gold per tonne, 0.21% copper and 2.3 grams silver per tonne, starting at surface. For the team at Solvista Gold (SVV-V), however, the real buzz…


A drill rig in the a distance at Coro Mining's Berta copper project in Chile. Source: Coro Mining

Juniors like Coro face tough choices

Difficult markets and strained balance sheets are dogging junior mining companies across the industry, forcing them to make some hard decisions about how to manage their assets.  


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