South America




Guyana Goldfields' Aurora gold mine under construction in Guyana, 170 km west of the capital Georgetown. Credit: Guyana Goldfields.

Guyana Goldfields nears production at Aurora

Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) is gearing up for production at its Aurora gold mine in Guyana this August, which will make it the newest gold producer in the South American nation.


Teck Resources' 80%-owned Greenhills metallurgical coal mine in southeastern British Columbia.  Source: Teck Resources

Teck chugs along, amid plunging coal prices

Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B and NYSE: TCK) has posted decent second quarter results. But analysts remain cautious about the diversified miner’s path forward, amid weakening coal markets.



Les Ford, Largo Resources technical director of Brazil operations, at the Maracas vanadium project in Brazil. Source: Largo Resources

Stars to realign for Largo in Brazil

Largo Resources (TSXV: LGO; US-OTC: LGORF) is keeping its 2015 guidance at the Maracas Menchen vanadium mine in Bahia, Brazil, despite the slower-than-expected ramp up. 



TSX drops, July 6-10

Canada’s benchmark index tumbled 1.9% to 14,411.07 after a weak jobs report, the continuing debt crisis in Greece and a slump in China’s stock market. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 5.5% to 630.99,…





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