Macquarie joins peers on bullish lithium prices outlook
Lithium shares are on a roll after investment bank Macquarie (ASX: MQG) joined peers in predicting a further increase in prices for the key battery metal driven by increasing demand…
South America
Eloro drill program continues to outline potential ‘world class’ silver-tin deposit in Bolivia
Eloro Resources (TSXV: ELO) has released results from five holes drilled at its Iska Iska silver-polymetallic deposit in southern Bolivia, where a 50,000-metre drill program is underway. Highlights from drilling…
Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election
Guillermo Lasso, a 66-year-old conservative former banker, has won Ecuador’s presidential election with 52.5% of the vote, beating out Andrés Arauz, a 36-year-old leftist handpicked by former President Rafael Correa….
In the midst of a presidential election, Peru mining sector reports mixed results
Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joint project
Chile’s copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project.
JV Article: Los Cerros advances exploration program at its Quinchia gold project in Colombia
Los Cerros Limited (ASX: LCL) has announced results from an exploration program ongoing at its 100%-owned Quinchia gold project. The company has been drilling for gold in the hills of…
Rusoro to pursue $1.5B award against Venezuela following French Supreme Court ruling
The French Supreme Court, the Cour de Cassation, overturned a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal which had annulled part of the damages portion of the arbitral award granted…
TSX Venture up, March 29-April 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.86% to finish the trading week at 960.84. Spot gold fell US$3 per oz., or 0.17%, to US$1,730.30 per ounce. Rusoro Mining rose 2¢ to…
Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has concluded the sale of its nickel and cobalt operations in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, to a consortium called Prony, which includes commodity…
Equinox Gold to sell 10M Solaris shares
Growing gold miner Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has announced that, in response to a request from Ecuador-focused explorer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS), it has agreed to sell 10…
Cerrado Gold advances exploration program at Minera Don Nicolás project in Argentina
A year ago, Toronto-based Cerrado Gold (TSXV: CERT) acquired 100% of the Minera Don Nicolás (MDN) property in southern Argentina from a group of private investors. The project, about 1,600 km southwest…
$25M raised by Eloro for Iska Iska exploration in Bolivia
Eloro Resources (TSX-V:ELO; OTCQX:ELRRF; FSE:P2QM) has raised $25 million for mineral exploration in Bolivia by issuing 6.67 million units priced at $3.75 each. Each unit consists of one common share…