CVRD to put new copper deposit into production
The board of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has approved a US$232-million budget to develop the 118 copper depo…
South America
Minera Andes gets feasibility thumbs up on San Jos
Vancouver – The long awaited feasibility study on Minera Andes’ (MAI-V) San Jos gold-silver deposit, in southern A…
Partners size up Collahuasi’s Rosario Oeste (October 24, 2005)
Some 4,658 metres worth of drilling in 2005, coupled with 6,248 metres in 12 holes in the early 1990s has led to an…
Commentary: Taking on PBS and the New York Times
The Public Broadcast System’s Frontline special on “The Curse of Inca Gold,” which will air on Oct. 25, 2005, and t…
Dundee grabs Boliden’s Breakwater stake (October 21, 2005)
Dundee Corp. (DBC.SV.A-T) has acquired another 18 million shares in zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T). Th…
Iamgold grows Quimsacocha
The latest batch of thirteen drill holes by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-X) has extended to the southeast the Quimsacocha go…
Rio Tinto drills Pimenta Bueno
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) has begun collecting a 50-tonne mini-bulk sample of the diamondiferous Cosmos 1 kimberlite…
Canico rejects Brazilian bid
The board of directors of Canico Resource (CNI-T) has unanimously recommended that its shareholders reject an unsol…
Peru Copper sees Toromocho continue to grow
Vancouver – An updated resource estimate has further boosted the size of Peru Copper’s (PCR-T, CUP-X) Toromocho pro…
Aquiline rejects IMA offer
Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) has turned down IMA Exploration’s (IMR-V) sweetened bid to settle a legal dispute over t…
Divorce brewing at Cerro Casale
Bema Gold (BGO-T) and Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V) have handed Placer Dome (PDG-T) a notice of default under their…
Aur ups reserve at Andacollo
Dump leaching plans will substantially increase reserves at Aur Resources’ (AUR-T) Andacollo mine in northern Chile…