Brazil becomes cornerstone for Kinross
Finding and developing new reserves to replace mined ounces is a constant struggle for gold producers, especially in today’s heated gold market where the competition for projects is fierce and permitt…
South America
Giustra gives US$100M to charity
Vancouver — Vancouver entrepreneur Frank Giustra has spent three decades in the mining and finance sectors. He’s raised multiple millions of dollars for up and coming companies, and certainly earned …
Editorial: Argentina’s fickle provinces confound miners
The biggest disappointment — if not surprise — for the week ended June 23, the 25th trading week of 2007, came from the government of Argentina’s Mendoza province, which banned the use of chemicals …
Brazauro up on wide gold intercept (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Brazauro Resources (BZO-V, BZOFF-O) is flush with Brazilian gold after drill results confirmed continuous high-grade mineralization within the main deposit at its Tocantinzinho project, i…
Bigger future for Santa Rita with bigger resource
Nothing succeeds in mine development like drilling success. Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) will start a scoping study on building a smelter at the Santa Rita nickel project in Bahia state, Brazil, aft…
Yamana building up to 1M-oz. mark in Brazil
If Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone had been asked about the challenges the company was facing two years ago, he would have come up with a long list.
Market punishes Randsburg after cease-trade lifted
It’s been a rough ride for Randsburg International Gold (RGZ-V, RBGDF-O) over the last 10 months.
Exeter project on hold as Mendoza bans chemicals
Vancouver — By passing legislation banning the use of chemicals typically used by miners to extract gold and other metals, the government of the Argentinean province of Mendoza has thrown a wrench in…
Vaaldiam joins diamond producer club
Vancouver — Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T, VAAFF-O) has commissioned its Duas Barras diamond mine in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, recovering its first batch of stones from the alluvial operation.
First-blush numbers good for Largo
A preliminary economic study on the Maracas vanadium project in western Bahia state, Brazil, shows favourable economics at low vanadium prices, and operator Largo Resources (LGO-V, LGORF-O) will now b…
Goias nickel laterites showing consistency
As International Nickel Ventures (INV-T) and Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) continue to work toward a preliminary economic study of the Santa F and Ipora lateritic nickel deposits in Goias state, Braz…
Peru projects showing strength for Bear Creek (June 29, 2007)
Vancouver – Peru continues to prove bountiful for Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V). This week the company announced new dr…