Barrick bids for Arizona Star (October 29, 2007)
Dont look now but Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is going on a spending spree. Less than a week after announcing …
South America
Armed Standoff Leads to Legal Battle in Peru
Vancouver — A metal gate manned by armed guards that has blocked access to mining claims held by two different juniors since June, has touched off a legal standoff in Peru.
Anaconda drills high-grade iron ore at San Gabriel (October 26, 2007)
When Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) found iron oxide copper gold deposits 1000 km north of Santiago, Chile ten years ago …
Elkedra dazzles with 33.44 carat
Australias Elkedra Diamonds (EDN-A, AIM-L) has recovered the largest diamond ever at its 100%-owned Chapada mine i…
Andina boosts Volcan gold resource (October 25, 2007)
Vancouver – Almost 15,000 metres of additional drilling by Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) at its Volcan project i…
EcuaGold goes after more copper porphyry in Ecuador
EcuaGold Resources (EGR-V) says it will acquire a 100% interest in a 31-sq.-km parcel of land from a private owner …
Votorantim, Karmin total up Aripuana massive sulphides
Partners Votorantim Metais and Karmin Exploration (KAR-V) now have a mineral resource estimate for the Arex and Amb…
Apex Silver ships first concentrate from San Cristobal
Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) has completed the first two shipments of concentrate from its San Cristobal property in s…
Cornerstone and Newmont partner in Ecuador
With gold prices at a 27-year high, Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP-V, CTNXF-O) and Newmont Ventures, a division…
AMEC takes a larger spoonful of Chile
AMEC (AMEC-L), an international engineering and project management firm, is adding 540 Santiago, Chile-based employees to the fold by acquiring Chilean engineering firm, CADE-IDEPE.
Long intercepts at Relincho
Vancouver — Lengthy copper-molybdenum intercepts are becoming the norm for Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) as it drills to upgrade and increase the resource at the company’s flagship Relincho project …
Aguila copper-moly targets show promise
Vancouver — New exploration at an old site is proving productive, as joint-venture partners Duran Ventures (DRV-V, DUVNF-O) and MacMillan Gold (MMG-V, MMEEF-O) are learning from the first drill resul…