Alturas heavy on exploration expertise in more stable Peru
Alturas Minerals (ALT-V) swept into Toronto on Feb. 22 looking to draw the Streets attention to Peru. Last year…
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Mena closes $72-million financing
Vancouver – After closing its $72-million brokered private placement, Mena Resources (MEA-V, MEARF-O) stands ready …
Cardero cuts wide copper-gold at Huachi (February 26, 2007)
Vancouver — Initial drilling by Cardero Resource (CDU-T, CDY-X) on its Huachi project in Argentina’s San Juan province returned wide intervals of copper-gold mineralization in the porphyry environmen…
Giustra behind Goldcorp’s US$300M mines sale
Vancouver — In what looks to be a US$300-million pruning exercise, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is spinning out mines in Australia and Brazil into a junior company led by Frank Giustra’s investment banking f…
Bolivian government seizes Glencore tin smelter
The Bolivian military has marched on private industry once again — and this time it’s a mining company that is being held under heel.
Goldcorp sees higher 2007 production, costs.
Vancouver – Canadas second largest gold producer Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), expects to produce 2.6 million oz. of the y…
Southwestern hits China high grade at Boka 1 South
Vancouver – Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) said it is on track to deliver a prefeasibility study for its B…
Aurelian to list on TSX, updates Ecuador progress (February 21, 2007)
Vancouver- Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has received conditional approval to list its shares on the Toronto …
Dynacor to roll over gold assets
Dynacor Mines (DYN-T) plans to spin off its gold assets and the market likes the call. The Montreal-based company…
Giustra behind US$300 million sale of Goldcorp mines to junior
Vancouver In what looks to be a US$300 million pruning exercise, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is spinning out mines in Au…
Corriente delays startup of Ecuador mine
Vancouver — Already facing a suspension order from the Ecuadorian government, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) is delaying the startup of its Mirador copper mine in order to minimize the company’s …
Nationalization grips Bolivian mining sector
The troops of nationalization have marched on Bolivian industry once again and this time the mining sector is fee…