Amerigo closes Chilean copper deal
Vancouver-based junior Amerigo Resources (ARG-V) has acquired Chilean copper producer Minera Valle Central (MVC) for US$20 million.Amerigo paid US$16.6 million on closing; the balance is due in 3-5 ye…
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Diamonds glitter on junior market
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange experienced a surge in diamond-related issues during the week ended June 17. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index jumped 17.36 points, or 1.58%, and close…
People (May 19, 2003)
America Mineral Fields — Gregg Sedun resigned from board of directors and as secretary.Amerigo — Klaus Zeitler appointed president; Seven Dean appointed chairman; Roger Moss appointed VP exploration…
People (April 28, 2003)
America Mineral Fields — Former director Stephen Malouf resigned.Amerigo — Steven Dean and Klaus Zeitler appointed to board of directors; Jeffrey Giesbrecht appointed secretary; Irene Wilson resigne…
Amerigo buys Chilean mill (March 24, 2003)
Junior Amerigo Resources (ARG-V) has acquired an option to buy a Chilean plant that recovers copper from tailings.The MVC plant has an 18-year contract with Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Co…
Amerigo prepares spring budget
Once the snow melts, Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) will renew its search for iron oxide copper-gold deposits in the Sault Ste. Marie region of northwestern Ontario.At the Coppercorp property, Amerigo will…
Amerigo still faithful at Coppercorp (February 03, 2003)
A follow-up geochemical survey at the Coppercorp copper-gold-silver property, north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has returned mixed results for Amerigo Resources (ARG-V).In September, Amerigo acquired t…
Explorers ride silver wave in Mexico
Vancouver — Latin American massive sulphide deposits have emerged from the shadows over the past decade, and explorers, despite facing historically low base metal prices, continue to advance discover…
New wave of explorers seeks Olympic Dam-type deposits
A quarter-century after the Olympic Dam discovery in Australia left geologists struggling to classify the giant oddity they’d found, a new and better-informed wave of exploration for Olympic Dam-style…
Croesus eyes more ground
Vancouver — International Croesus Ventures (ICU-V) has inked a letter-of-intent with Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) to buy seven massive sulphide properties in Mexico.The deal covers all of Golden Temp…
Golden Temple encouraged at Yagul project in Mexico
Initial exploration by Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has confirmed the potential for stratiform copper and Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc mineralization at the Yagul property, in the Monclava distri…
EXPLORATION ’99 – Noranda tests sulphide potential of Golden Temple
A first phase of diamond drilling by Noranda (nor-t) on the massive sulphide property known as El Gordo has encountered copper-enriched mineralization. The property, situated in Guanajuato state, Mexi…