Rockwell drops Pedra Branca
Denver — Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) has dropped the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in northeastern Brazil after drilling failed to return satisfactory results.Rockwell was earning a 60% inter…
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Rockwell unravels Pedra Branca puzzle
Fortaleza, Brazil — Some 250 km southwest of this busy port city, structural deformation has transformed one of the world’s largest layered mafic intrusive complexes into a geological puzzle, which, …
Rockwell starts drilling at Pedra Branca
Vancouver — Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) and its Denver-based partner, Solitario Resources (SLR-T), have commenced drilling at the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium-rhodium project in northeastern Brazil….
Rockwell Ventures likens Brazilian PGE deposit to Bushveld
Vancouver — Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) continues to uncover new platinum group metal exposures at its Pedra Branca project, near Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil.The 998-sq.-km project is underlain by…
Rockwell explores for Brazilian PGMs
Vancouver — A private placement of 4.5 million units priced at 65 apiece has added $2.9 million to the coffers of junior Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V). The Hunter-Dickinson-led company will use the fund…
Analysts take shine to diversified juniors
At an in-house conference for the retail side of Yorkton Securities, mining analysts Douglas Leishman and Art Ettlinger highlighted seven diversified junior exploration companies that they regard as r…
More juniors join search for platinum group metals
Economically interesting deposits of platinum group metals (PGMs) are few and far between on planet earth, with more than 90% of the world’s supply coming from only three mining camps: Bushveld in Sou…
Rockwell completes due diligence
Junior Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) has completed its due diligence review of the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in the northeastern Brazilian state of Cear.To earn a 60% interest in the proper…
Price rally spawns PGM commodity play
A sustained rally in platinum and palladium prices has rejuvenated exploration for these rare metals and breathed some life into the sickly junior mining sector.Platinum rocketed past $500 recently wh…
Altoro tables rhodium results from Pedra Branca
Junior Altoro Gold (ATG-V) has tabled encouraging rhodium assay results from drill core pulled from the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in Brazil.Half of the samples were derived from the Esba…
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Altoro gears up to drill Pedra Branca project
Eyebrow-raising trench results, favourable geology and limited but enticing historic drill intercepts have whetted Altoro Gold’s (ATG-V) appetite for exploration at its Pedra Branca platinum-palladium…