China Yunnan teams with Rio Tinto in Chile
A Chinese state-owned company has teamed up with Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) to explore for copper in northern Chile.
South America
Medoro Resources has big plans for Colombia
It’s shaping up to be a busy year for Medoro Resources (MRS-T). A preliminary economic assessment of developing a large-scale open-pit gold and silver mine at its Marmato project in Colombia is expected before the end of May and an updated…
Stan Bharti explains Forbes & Manhattan’s market success
Vancouver – Hitting it big with one company during a career spanning more than two decades in the public mining sphere is certainly commendable. Two big market successes might even be considered remarkable. When it reaches three or more,…
Belo Sun adds lustre to Volta Grande (May 09, 2011)
Belo Sun (BSX-V) is beefing up resources at its Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para state, with plans of completing a feasibility study by year-end.
Colossus’ best-ever intercept
Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) has cut a monster intercept from its 75%-owned Serra Pelada polymetallic project in Brazil’s Para state.
Peruvian tailings issues hurt Century
Peru’s Ministry of Mines has allowed Century Mining (CMM-V) to resume milling and processing operations at its San Juan gold mine after the ministry completed an evaluation of the mine’s tailings dams. The company has yet to downgrade its gold…
Extorre finds high-grade zone at Cerro Morro
A new high-grade discovery at Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) Cerro Morro gold project in southern Argentina has propelled its share price to an all-time high.
Bear Creek slides with silver
As the New York spot price of silver has quickly retreated to $34.40 from its 31-year high of $48.70 on April 28, one of the formerly best-performing stocks in the junior silver space, Bear Creek Mining (bcm-v, bcekf-q), has tumbled along with…
Hunt hits promising intercepts at La Josefina
Vancouver – Argentina-focused Hunt Mining (HMX-V) has hit encouraging gold hits at the Sinter zone of its La Josefina project in Santa Cruz province.
Extorre releases more bonanza grades from Cerro Moro
Vancouver – Two weeks after releasing initial results from its Zoe discovery, Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) has released more very high-grade hits from the zone at its Cerro Moro project in Argentina.
Eldorado advances Tocantinzinho through prefeasibility
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) predicts production from its newly acquired Tocantinzinho gold project in central Brazil will average 159,000 oz. per year over an 11-year mine life starting in late 2014, at cash operating costs…
Greystar releases underground study on Angostura
Vancouver – Restructured Greystar Resources (GSL-T) has released an underground-only scoping study on its beleaguered Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia.