El Teniente’s tailings offer dividends for Amerigo
Over the last 40 years, Klaus Zeitler has financed, built and managed base metal and gold mines in Europe, Africa, North and South America and the Pacific.
South America
Antofagasta confirms more gold in Chile
Antofagasta Gold (AN-V), which recently changed its name from Windamere Ventures, says initial drilling at its Capricornio property in Chile confirms it has made a regional-scale, low-sulphidation epithermal gold discovery.
Yamana beefs up Cerro Moro
Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) is getting a firmer handle on its recently acquired Cerro Moro gold project in Argentina.
Long gold intercepts at Condor for Ecuador Gold & Copper
VANCOUVER – A 10,000-metre drill program at the Condor project in southeast Ecuador is returning long mineralized intercepts for Ecuador Gold & Copper (EGX-V).
Inca One helps artisanal miners – and itself – amidst Peru’s push to formalize its small-scale gold sector
VANCOUVER – Artisanal mining has long been part of Peru, but in the past thirty years increasing numbers have turned to the rocks of their native land for income. Hundreds of thousands of rural Peruvians now scratch out a living through…
Inca One helps artisanal miners – and itself
VANCOUVER — Artisanal mining has long been a part of Peru, but in the past 30 years, increasing numbers of people have turned to the rocks of their native land for income. Hundreds of thousands of rural Peruvians now scratch out a living…
Colombian violence hurts Continental despite high grades
VANCOUVER — Drills at Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) Buritica project in Colombia keep hitting new areas of high-grade gold and silver, but a resurgence of violence in the country following the end of a two-month FARC ceasefire is…
Antofagasta Gold confirms more gold in Chile
Antofagasta Gold (AN-V), which changed its name from Windamere Ventures this week, says initial drilling at its Capricornio property in Chile confirms it has made a new, regional scale, low-sulphidation epithermal gold discovery.
McEwen grows Los Azules copper count
VANCOUVER — With 10 drill holes, McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) has boosted the copper resource at its Los Azules project in Argentina by 20% compared to the last estimate just eight months ago, and the huge deposit remains open in every…
Colombian violence hurts Continental even as Buritica drills find new high grade
VANCOUVER – Drills at Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) Buritica project in Colombia keep hitting new areas of high-grade gold and silver but a resurgence of violence in the country following the end of a two-month FARC ceasefire is making…
Canada buys back a little Sudbury
The upstart precious metals-streaming business has clearly reached the big leagues, with a blockbuster cash deal being forged between Vale (VALE-N) and Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N).
Atacama is hopeful at Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) has bright prospects for its Cerro Maricunga gold project in Chile following the release of a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA), which was welcomed by analysts. The project is in Region III, 140 km by…