Vale Builds Its Fleet — Spends US$171M On New Tugboats And Barges
Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has signed a contract with three major Brazilian shipyards worth US$171.1 million, to build up the company’s fleet.
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Century Mining Digs Up $66M Financing
Century Mining (CMM-V, CMNZF-O) has joined a growing group of mining companies trying to weather the financial storm through alternative financing solutions.
Bidding War Erupts For Frontera Copper
A bidding war is emerging for Frontera Copper (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) that is pitting the Invecture Group against Southern Copper Corp. (PCU-N).
Pace pays off with rapid resource for Oroco
Vancouver – It took only $1.25 million and five months of drilling for Oroco Resource (OCO-V) to define a promisi…
Update:Bidding war heats up for Frontera Copper
A bidding war is emerging for Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) that is pitting the Invecture Group against So…
Southern Copper plays white knight to Frontera Copper
Less than two months after the board of Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) urged shareholders to reject an unso…
Chesapeake breathing new life into Metates
Vancouver – Armed with long mineralized intercepts and a new metallurgical plan for a big old gold-silver deposit…
Small-scale production helps Impact explore large Mexican project
Vancouver – Impact Silver (IPT-V) has slowly been ramping up production from its small-scale mines in central …
First Majestic Drilling Grows La Encantada Reserves By 187%
VANCOUVER — A 6,700-metre drill program at the La Encantada mine in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila has paid off for First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O).
Santa Elena grows for SilverCrest
Vancouver – SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) has increased the gold and silver resources at its Santa Elena project in Son…
Dia Bras to cut travel costs with new Bolivar mill
Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V) will temporarily stop a pilot mining program in the Cusi silver mining district near C…
Pacific Rim Does Battle In El Salvador
With its patience wearing thin, Pacific Rim Mining (PMU-T, PMU-X) is preparing to play hardball with the government of El Salvador.