South America

Cashed-up Largo to enlarge stake in Maracas

A $10 million private placement that closed on Nov. 1 gives strategic metals junior Largo Resources (LGO-V) the juice it needs to purchase the remaining 10% of the Maracas vanadium project in Brazil that it doesn’t already own.


Teck wobbles in third quarter

Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) produced a record 99,000 tonnes of copper in the third quarter, up 29% year-on-year, but lower commodity prices and sale volumes for its steelmaking coal sent the miner’s adjusted net earnings down to $349…


Amerigo Resources' MVC copper-molybdenum tailings processing plant beside the El Teniente copper mine in Chile. By Amerigo Resources.

Amerigo happy to live in Codelco’s shadow

Amerigo Resources (ARG-T), which continues to produce copper and molybdenum from the tailings of Codelco’s 108-year-old El Teniente mine in Chile, saw its shares rise after solid third-quarter production results. 


Barrick fails to impress in Q3

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, where it continues to wrestle rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits, prompting investors that expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.


Magellan’s bright outlook at Coringa

Magellan Minerals (MNM-V) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Coringa gold deposit in Brazil’s Tapajos province, suggesting strong economics to move the project to the feasibility stage, with a construction…


Luna earning its due

It’s been a busy second half of the financial season for Luna Gold (LGC-T).


Eldorado battles Q3 costs in China

Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) forecasts gold production this year from its operating mines in China, Turkey, Greece and Brazil will reach 660,000 ounces at cash operating costs of US$465 per oz.


Batista chases gold in Colombia’s California

Brazilian metals and energy tycoon Eike Batista has had his sights set on Colombia’s red-hot California gold district for well over a year. In February 2011, Batista’s EBX Group — through Canadian subsidiaries AUX — paid…


Ore stockpiled at MBAC Fertilizer's pilot plant at the Araxa REE-niobium-phosphate project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. By MBAC Fertilizer.

MBAC advances shallow REO deposit in Brazil

Toronto-based MBAC Fertilizer (MBC-T, MBCFF-O) has carved out a near-surface and high-grade rare earth oxide deposit that includes niobium and phosphate in the municipality of Araxa in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state and plans to complete a…


Drillers at Malaga's Pasto Bueno tungsten mine in Peru in late 2010. By Trish Saywell.

Malaga plummets after production halt

Malaga (MLG-T) shares lost a third of their value after the company suspended production at its Pasto Bueno tungsten plant in Peru, as it wrestles to keep costs down following a recent power outage at its underground operation.


Red Eagle gets the cash to push ahead

Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) now has some deep pocketed investors believing in its ability to fast track its Santa Rosa gold project in Colombia into production.


Batista chases Colombia’s California gold district

VANCOUVER — Brazil’s metals and energy tycoon Eike Batista has had his sights set on Colombia’s red-hot California gold district for well over a year. Batista’s EBX Group — through Canadian subsidiaries AUX Acquisition…


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