Silver Standard’s Pirquitas mine starts commercial production
Argentina’s largest silver mine has achieved commercial production, Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) …
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Ventana falls on legal challenge to La Bodega earn-in deal
Vancouver – With drills pulling long, gold-laden intercepts from the ground, like 84 metres carrying 13.66 g…
Iberian weathers tough quarter
An onerous hedge book was mainly to blame for Iberian Minerals (IZN-V) wide swing from profitability to a loss…
Mirasol boosted by silver-gold intercepts
Vancouver – Starting but 18 metres downhole joint-venture partners Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T) and Mirasol Res…
Continental Gears Up To Be Next Colombian Gold Play (November 23, 2009)
Continental Gold is getting set to bring its portfolio of prime Colombian gold properties to the Toronto Stock Exchange through its reverse takeover of Cronus Resources (CZR-V).
Vena Assesses Azulcocha Tailings
Vena Resources (VEM-T, VNARF-O) is looking into mining the tailings at its Azulcocha zinc, manganese and gold project in Peru.
Coro hits more copper-moly in Chile
Vancovuer – Coro Mining (COP-T) is adding two more solid copper-molybdenum intercepts as follow-ups to a May, …
New Producer Aura Forges Ahead In Mexico, Brazil
VANCOUVER–It has been a busy six months for Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-O). Since inking a deal to buy three producing gold mines from Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) in June, the company has received the…
PBX Scopes Copaquire’s Rhenium Potential
VANCOUVER– A scoping study for the Copaquire copper-molybdenum project in Chile shows the project supports a just-profitable mine as is, but suggests that owner International PBX Ventures (PBX-V, IPBXF-O) investigate how the new-found rhenium…
Uncertainty reigns over Ecuadorian royalty regime
Vancouver – Despite signs that a tentative heartbeat is returning to Ecuador’s mining industry, questions st…
Continental getting set to be next Colombian gold play
Continental Gold is getting set to bring its portfolio of prime Colombian gold properties to the TSX through i…
Kinross to restart Fruta del Norte exploration
Vancouver – With newly minted mining regulations in place, Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) says the Ecuadorian Minis…