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Lachlan finds its gold star in Chile
In December 2010 Perth-based Lachlan Star (LSA-T, LSA-A) went from exploring in Australia and Africa, straight into producing gold in the Americas after buying the CMD gold mine in Andacollo, Chile.
Implats faces violence in South Africa, threat of losing assets in Zimbabwe
Tensions remain high at the world’s largest platinum mine, as a second miner has been killed and strike action continues for a fifth week.
Paramount cuts high-grade gold and silver at San Miguel in Chihuahua
High-grade results keep rolling in at Paramount Gold and Silver’s (PZG-T, PZG-N) fully owned San Miguel silver-gold property in the Guazapares mining district in the southwest of Chihuahua State, Mexico.
Here comes the sun for Rainy River
An updated resource estimate based on 394 new core holes from 170,000 metres of drilling in 2011 — bringing the total to 1,279 drill holes, or 578,000 metres — has lifted the spirits and shares of Rainy River Resources (RR-T, RR-V).
Avino inches closer to production
Avino is an old name in Mexican mining for a couple of reasons. Most prominently, it is the name of a legendary silver and copper vein 1.6 km long and 182 metres wide at the surface. The vein’s scale helped make it the first mine in the…
New Brunswick’s the top spot for mining: Fraser Institute
New Brunswick is viewed as the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mineral exploration and development, unseating last year’s winner, Alberta, which fell to third place behind Finland, the Fraser Institute has found in its…
El Nino Ventures posts new resource in New Brunswick
An initial resource estimate for the Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide deposit in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp has confirmed the property’s historical resource — but with better grades — and confirms…
Winds of change blow for Anooraq and Amplats at Bokoni
Twin tragedies bookended four months of turbulence and change at the Bokoni platinum mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province.