Gold

The Gualcamyo gold mine in the northern San Juan province of Argentina. Photo by Yamana Gold

Yamana pounces on Extorre

Following a tumultuous four months that saw its share price plummet and development options narrow, Vancouver-based explorer Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) has found a ­solution to its problem in the form of Toronto-based miner Yamana Gold…


Rio Alto Mining's La Arena gold mine in northwest Peru's La Libertad district. Photo by Rio Alton Mining

Mid-tier producers grapple with Peru’s growing pains

Peru is experiencing a mining boom of global proportions thanks to years of heavy investment and increasing production. The country is the world’s number-two copper producer, number-two silver producer, number-six gold producer,…


Atacama Pacific has several projects in Chile in addition to its flagship Cerro Maricunga gold property. Photo by Atacama Pacific

Atacama drills deep into Chile

Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.The president and CEO of Atacama Pacific (ATM-V) is advancing the company’s wholly owned Cerro Maricunga gold project, which is just…


Lumina finds new zones at Taca Taca

New copper mineralization zones at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina ­Copper (LCC-V) due to anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s ­decision last month to nationalize…


Continental Gold's Buritica gold project in Colombia. Photo by Continental Gold

Colombian drilling lifts Continental Gold

Strong drill results from nine diamond drill holes at the Buritica gold project in Colombia sent shares of Continental Gold (CNL-T) up 28¢, or 3.9%, to $7.38 apiece on June 4.Highlights from the holes drilled into the Yaragua system…



Panoro Mineralspersonnel and visitors at the Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru, 48 km southwest of Cuzco. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro shows promise in Peru

Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is focusing on developing its two advanced-stage projects in the country’s southeastern region.Its top priority is the wholly owned Cotabambas copper-gold project,…


A mill at Yamana Gold's El Penon gold-silver mine, 160 km southeast of Antofagasta, Chile. Photo by Yamana Gold

Yamana ramps up exploration at El Penon

Of Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) $125-million budgeted for exploration this year — a 10% increase over 2011 — about $29.5 million, or 23%, is earmarked for northern Chile, where it owns 100% of the high-grade El Penon…


Banro faces delay during Twangiza ramp-up

VANCOUVER — Just days after taking the keys from mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian gold outfit Banro Corp. (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays during the comissioning of its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit mine 45 km southwest of Bukavu…


Centerra drops as Kyrgyz gov’t reviews Kumtor

Centerra Gold (CG-T) plunged more than 30% as the Kyrgyz parliament debated the fate of the company’s Kumtor gold project in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, while investors worried about the possibility of Centerra losing its mining licence.




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