Delayed reaction sends Exeter shares up
Exeter Resource (XRC-V) is catching on with investors more than two weeks after drill results from its Argentinian …
South America
Anglo funds more work at Solitario’s Pedra Branca
Vancouver Internal scoping studies have prompted Anglo American Platinum (AAPTY-L) to fund another round of explo…
Minera Andes expands Los Azules
Vancouver A preliminary agreement with a copper unit of Xstrata (XTA-L) gives Minera Andes (MAI-T) rights to own …
CVRD secures control of Canico
Vancouver Diversified Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) has acquired 42.1 million shares of Canic…
Rosebel resumes milling (November 25, 2005)
Mill operations at Cambior’s (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) flagship Rosebel open-pit gold mine in Suriname have resumed at about 9…
Gold Fields sees upside in bid for Bolivar
Vancouver As part of a growth strategy to expand offshore production, Gold Fields (GFI-N) plans to pay US$330 mil…
Cambior sinks as Rosebel springs a leak
Milling operations have been temporarily suspended at Cambior’s (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) flagship Rosebel open-pit gold mine …
Northern Peru Copper drills hot hole at Galeno (November 18, 2005)
Vancouver – Continuing its trend of pulling long mineralized intersections, Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) d…
Canico finds new CVRD bid less hostile (November 11, 2005)
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has upped its offer for nickel developer Canico Resources (CNI-T) and Canico’s b…
Eldorado’s production slips as focus shifts to mine construction
Vancouver While gold production was down for Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-Q) during the third quarter ended Sept. 30…
Hecla faces Venezuelan taxman (October 28, 2005)
Idaho-based Hecla Mining (HL-N) will face an accounting review by Venezuela’s tax agency Seniat, after claims of ir…
Iamgold tallies Quimsacocha (October 28, 2005)
Roscoe Postle Associates has tagged Iamgold’s (IMG-T IAG-X) still-growing Quimsacocha gold-copper-silver deposit in…