Ecuador gives investors new bout of the shudders
The government of Ecuador has done what mineral investors the world over feared they might, and Canadian-based mine…
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Teck laying out $425 million for Global Copper’s Relincho
Vancouver – In a deal valued at $425 million, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is buying Global Copper (GLQ-T) to get …
Exeter’s Caspiche delivers long intercepts
VANCOUVER — Its flagship Don Sixto gold project is still on hold because of Argentinean politics but Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X)keeps moving along, buoyed by promising results from its Caspiche co…
Blue Sky sees uranium potential in Argentina (April 14, 2008)
VANCOUVER — With over 4,000 sq. km of prospective uranium property and guidance from a geologist with more than two decades of uranium experience in the country, Blue Sky Uranium (BSK-V, BKUCF-O) hop…
Norsemont brings Constancia into focus
As Norsemont Mining (NOM-T, NOMFF-O) continues to define its Constancia copper deposit in the high Andes of Peru, its share price continues to build momentum.
Crescent seeks Paraguay uranium
Between 1976 and 1983, Anschutz Corp., a private, Denver, Colo.- based U. S. oil company and its joint-venture partners Korea Electric Power and Taiwan Power Co. spent roughly US$30 million evaluating…
Valencia upgrades Cachinal silver project
A review of different scenarios, metal prices, designs and operating cost assumptions based on a new resource estimate for the Cachinal silver project, in Chile, indicates a “reasonable prospect” for …
Troy jumps on golden hole Down Under (April 09, 2008)
Vancouver – On the heels of a temporary mill shutdown in Brazil that dragged its share price down, Troy Resources (…
Pallancata sees 187% reserve boost
International Minerals (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) has boosted proven and probable reserves by 187% at its Pallancata silver-gold mine, in southern Peru.
Valencia upgrades Cachinal resourcce
A review of different scenarios, metal prices, designs and operating cost assumptions based on a new resource estimate for the Cachinal silver project in Chile, indicates a “reasonable prospect” for a…
Luna hits Aurizona gold
Assay results from Luna Gold’s (LGC-V, LGCU-O)Tatajuba satellite deposit, in the Aurizona gold camp of northeastern Brazil, suggest the region’s potential has been underestimated in the past, the comp…
C2C buys Ecuadorian gold mine
C2C Gold (CCN-V, CCNOF-O) has bought a 50% interest in the Paraiso- Pambil mine on the Bella Rica property in Ecuador, which has produced about 25,000 oz. gold per year over the last 23 years.