Barrick To Build Pascua-Lama
It has taken more than a decade, but Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has finally decided to build an open-pit mine straddling the border between Chile and Argentina, many thousands of metres above sea lev…
South America
Century Mulls Its Options At Lamaque
Junior gold producer Century Mining (CMM-V, CMNZF-O) has nailed down a conditional underwriting commitment for US$65 million to restart Lamaque, a gold mine in Quebec that historically has produced mo…
UME’s San Gregorio Runs Deep
Uruguay Mineral Exploration (UME-V, UGY-L) has come out with an initial resource estimate for mineralization found underneath its Arenal Deeps open pit, which is part of the San Gregorio gold mining o…
Moly Getting Back On Her Feet
One encouraging development during the 18th trading week of the year was the hint that the molybdenum market is recovering after the devastating demand collapse we witnessed late last year.
Canadian Gold Hunter And Suramina Merge
VANCOUVER — Two Lundin Group companies, Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH-T) and Suramina Resources, have officially combined forces now that shareholders have approved a merger.
Trevali, Glencore sign MOU
Vancouver – Trevali Resources (TV-C, TREVF-O) has attracted the interest of metals-giant Glencore to its Santander …
Crystallex perseveres in Venezuela
Cash and equivalents of US$21.6 million at the end of the first quarter should be sufficient to fund Crystallex Int…
Marcona Returns Solid Numbers For Chariot
After a long wait, Chariot Resources( CHD-T, CHDSF-O) has finally released a feasibility study on its Mina Justa copper project, located on its Marcona property in Peru, and the results are solid.
Far West boosts resource and recovery at Santo Domingo
Vancouver – Far West Mining (FWM-T) has nearly doubled the size of the Santo Domingo copper-iron project’s resource…
Amarillo Hitting Gold At Mara Rosa In Brazil
VANCOUVER — Amarillo Gold (AGC-V, AGCBF-O) is pulling some golden rock out of the ground at its Mara Rosa project, in central Brazil’s Goias state.
Bear Creek Looks To Fast Track Santa Ana
Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) bulk-tonnage silver deposit in southern Peru could be developed as a pure silver producer averaging 4.6 million oz. per year over 11.8 years of a heap-leach operat…
B2Gold’s Big Plans For 2009
VANCOUVER — In less than two years, B2Gold (BTO-T, BGLPF-O) has completed a successful merger that has netted the company 43,000 oz. gold production this year and the chance at 130,000 oz. next year,…