Polar Star takes on Chile
SITE VISIT CALAMA, CHILE — It’s hard to wrap your head around the monstrosity of the Chuquicamata open-pit copper mine — affectionately known as “Chuqui” to the locals. Is the…
South America
Eldorado signs on for Tocantinzinho earn-in (July 09, 2008)
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is focused on expansion. Fresh from negotiating a takeover of Frontier Pacific (F…
Iron ore market to stay firm in 2009: forecasts
The Iron Ore Trust Fund of Geneva-based UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published i…
Sinchao step-out hits 189 metres of 2.02% copper
Vancouver – A step-out hole at its namesake property extended the project’s strike length with a solid copper inter…
Marifil soars on Argentine potash play
Potash has become the flavour of the month, if not the year, and juniors the world over are scrambling to get a piece of the action.
Editorial: More confusion for miners in Venezuela
The psychodrama that is Venezuela welled up again onto the world stage during the week ended June 28, the last trading week of the first half of 2008.
Aura set to update Arapiraca resource
VANCOUVER–After a long delay at the lab, the final set of assay results before a resource calculation for Aura Minerals’ (ORA-T, ORAUF-O) Arapiraca project are in and look likely to bolster the size …
Potash and uranium are key themes in RBC conference
The RBC Global Mining and Materials Conference was hosted by RBC Capital Markets on June 10-11 in Toronto. The conf…
Cristal in zinc
Vancouver – Rio Cristal Zinc (RCZ-V) broke the news of 8 drill results that cut rich zinc grades at its Cristal pro…
Boardroom battle brewing at U308 Corp
Aberdeen International (AAB-T, AABVF-O) wants to replace board members of U308 Corp. (UWE-V, UTREF-O) with its own slate of directors because it is “disappointed” with the company’s management and bel…
Rusoro: Venezuela’s odd man in
VANCOUVER — Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) is the exception that proves the rule: While most mineral exploration in Venezuela has ground to a halt, Rusoro just arranged a US$80-million exchangeable l…
Latin American Minerals drives into Argentina, Paraguay (June 30, 2008)
SITE VISIT VINCHINA, LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA — As our convoy speeds towards a distant mountain range, kicking up clouds of dust along the unpaved road on the way to Latin…