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Don’t bank on World Bank standards alone

In 1988, when the new Brazilian constitution closed the door on foreign investment in mining, many Canadian and other foreign miners closed their offices in the country. However, the federal governmen…




Workers test Canico Resource's Ona-Puma nickel laterite project.

Canico eager to build Ona-Puma

Vancouver — Canico Resource (CNI-T) is awaiting a bankable feasibility study of the Ona-Puma nickel laterite project in the north-central Brazilian state of Para. The ferronickel…



Lake Shore tests Thunder Creek

Vancouver — Drilling by Lake Shore Gold (LSG-V) has confirmed the presence of two gold-bearing zones at the Thunder Creek property, near Timmins, Ont….


Misconceptions about mining in Brazil

In 1994 the Brazilian government launched a multi-year plan for the development of the country’s mining sector. More than 160 acknowledged professionals, public officers and scientists collaborated wi…



Yamana primed for growth

Known as a high-concept, grassroots gold explorer in the 1990s, Yamana Gold (YRI-T) has re-invented itself in the last few years and re-emerged as a substantial gold miner with five…



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