Cominco commits to second year at Bongara
Solitario Resources (SLR-T) reports that Cominco (CLT-T) has made its second-year property payment on the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru.Solitario received US$300,000 from Cominco’s Peruvian su…
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LATIN AMERICA — Solitario drills prospects
Drilling by Solitario Resources (SLR-T) has intersected narrow intervals of high-grade gold mineralization at the Canada Onda prospect in Argentina.The Denver-based company said high-grade gold was in…
More high-grade zinc for Cominco, Solitario
The second batch of drill results from the Bongar project in northern Peru reveal additional high-grade zinc mineralization for Cominco (CLT-T) and Solitario Resources (SLR-T).Cominco released the res…
Solitario cuts high-grade zinc
Initial drilling at two zinc-lead prospects held by Solitario Resources (SLR-T) in northern Peru has intersected high-grade mineralization.The drilling is being performed by the Peruvian subsidiary of…
RTZ-CRA options Yanacocha
In northern Peru, RTZ-CRA (RTZ-N) and Solitario Resources (SLR-T) have struck a deal whereby each company will explore a property held by the other.RTZ-CRA can earn a 60% interest in Solitario’s 155,0…
LATIN AMERICA — Cominco expands search for zinc — Improved demand prompts major to strengthen position
Zinc is Cominco’s (CLT-T) largest single source of revenue, representing 48% of the total. The company has been a leading producer of the metal for more than 80 years, and recently, in light of improv…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Solitario drills at Tigre prospect
Partners Solitario Resources (SLR-T) and Britannia Gold (BGP-V) have completed the first phase of drilling on the Tigre property, 50 km east of Chiclayo in northern Peru.Under an option agreement with…
Solitario exploration turns up mixed results
Exploration work has enabled Solitario Resources (TSE) to increase the size of its Bongara zinc deposit in northern Peru.The open-pit prospect is estimated to contain 1.9 million tonnes of oxide mater…
New zone discovered at Bongara
Perseverance appears to be paying off for Solitario Resources (TSE) at its Bongara zinc project in northern Peru. After nearly a year of exploration and the delineation of an oxide zinc resource, the …
Gold-hungry Barrick spreads wings
Taking a decidedly aggressive approach to mine-finding, Barrick Gold (TSE) has announced plans to spend US$30 million within several underexplored areas of West Africa and China.In Mali, drilling will…
Geologist shot by Shining Path
After nearly two years of relative peace in Peru, the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, has resumed its terrorist activities in some parts of the country. On July 3, a geologist working for Minera Lo…