South America

Amerigo secures new resource in old tailings

Amerigo Resources (TSX: ARG; US-OTC: ARREF) hasn’t lost much time since it cut a deal with Codelco in April 2014 to treat a new source of tailings from the miner’s El Teniente mine — the world’s largest underground…


Golden Arrow may point to more ore for Silver Standard

Silver Standard Resources’ (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) Pirquitas silver mine in northern Argentina’s Jujuy province is 35 km from Golden Arrow Resources’ (TSXV: GRG) wholly owned Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc project, and the…





Goldcorp's El Morro gold-copper project in northern Chile's Huasco province. Source: Goldcorp

Goldcorp, Teck join forces to tackle El Morro in Chile

El Morro, the large undeveloped gold-copper deposit in northern Chile, will become the focus of a joint venture (JV) between Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) and Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK), giving it a better chance of reaching its…


Atop Minera IRL's Ollachea gold deposit in Peru, with the town of Ollachea in the background, as seen in 2011. Photo by John Cumming

Minera IRL’s shareholders remove chairman Hodges

In less than a month, Minera IRL (TSX: IRL; LSE: MIRL) has lost community support for its Ollachea gold project in Peru, dismissed its interim CEO, and most recently, shown its executive chairman Daryl Hodges the door.


Arena Minerals' Atacama copper property in Antofagasta, Chile. Source: Arena Minerals

Arena attracts JOGMEC, B2Gold

Since the beginning of the year, prospect-generator Arena Minerals (TSXV: AN) — whose shares traded at only 17¢ at press time — has enticed two heavyweight players in the mining industry to sign option agreements on parts…






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