Resource boost at Galeno
Vancouver — A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the size of its Galeno copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, about 600 km north of Lima, Peru….
South America
Cardero looks south for iron
Vancouver — Cardero Resource (CDU-V, CDY-X) is examining plans to commercially extract magnetite from its 320-sq.-km Iron Sands project in the coastal desert region of southern Peru….
Antares expands copper zone at Haquira
Drilling by Antares Minerals (ANM-V) at the Haquira porphyry-copper project in southern Peru has intersected high-g…
Eldorado invests in next generation of mines
Vancouver – Increased costs associated with new mine construction and reduced production from the aging Sao Bento …
Esperanza-Silver Standard extend high-grade San Luis vein
Vancouver – Channel sampling by Esperanza Silver (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) and Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) on …
Sacre-Coeur cuts wide gold zone in Guyana
Vancouver – Drilling by Sacre-Coeur Minerals (SCM-V) on its Million Mountain property, in west-central Guyana, has …
Peru Copper inks deal to add ground near Toromocho
VANCOUVER A definitive agreement with a privately held Peruvian company gives Peru Copper (PCR-T, CUP-X)) rights …
Apex to drill high-grade target at Mansfield’s La Frontera
Vancouver — La Frontera, a gold-silver property discovered and staked by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) in Argentina’s Catamarca province, has returned high-grade gold and silve…
Vannessa revises Crucitas resource (March 20, 2006)
Consultants for Vannessa Ventures (VVV-V, VNVNF-O) have delivered a revised estimate of the precious metal resource at the Las Crucitas property in Alajuela province, Costa Rica….
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 20, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) to calculate a resource….
Aurora looks easy
Metallurgical testing on samples from the Aurora gold project in Guyana has returned positive results for Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T, GUYFF-O)….
Bolivian minister seeks to allay fears
Still riding a rush of populist enthusiasm, Bolivia’s recently elected Movement Towards Socialism Party is taking a turn at revising the country’s mining code….