South America

Barrick Gold's Pascua-Lama gold project on the Chile-Argentina border. Photo by Barrick Gold

Barrick suffers setbacks, cost hikes, output revisions

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) packed its much-anticipated second-quarter financials with quite a few punches, causing analysts to cut their price targets.While the world’s largest gold producer had previously said that second-quarter…


Cobriza’s new porphyry in Peru

The latest drill results from ­Cobriza Metals (CZA-T) Arikepay project in Peru have the company confident it has made a new porphyry discovery.Results from the two best holes were highlighted by 238 metres averaging 0.29% copper,…


A farmer in the foreground at Panoro Minerals' Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro’s Cotabambas could attract a buyer

Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities believes Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru could become an acquisition target, and has initiatied coverage of the junior with a “buy” rating…




Exploration geologists Rory Krocker (front) and Adam Larsen examine core at Treasury Metals' Goliath project. Photo by Treasury Metals

Aquiline grads look for treasure in Ontario

Three years after selling the ­world-class Navidad silver deposit in Argentina, the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time, they are doing it closer to…


Golden Arrow gets lift from drill results

Stepout drilling at Golden Arrow Resources’ (GRG-V) Chinchillas silver project in Argentina’s Jujuy province has returned several long intercepts including 29 metres grading 631 grams silver per tonne, the company reports.The…


Barrick undeterred by Argentine glacier ruling

Despite an unfavourable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province will push ahead.Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled that a much-debated…


Panoro’s Cotabambas project could be target

Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities believes Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas project in Peru could become an acquisition target and has initiatied coverage of the junior with a buy rating and a one-year target price of…


A protester opposed to South American Silver's Malku Khota silver project stands in front of a barrier blocking access to the Bolivian presidential palace in the capital La Paz. Photo by Alexis Aubin. al.aphoto@hotmail.com. alexisaubin.blog.com

Bolivian gov’t seizing Malku Khota

The Bolivian government plans to expropriate South American ­Silver’s (SAC-T, SOHAF-O) wholly owned Malku Khota silver-indium-gallium project, the Vancouver-based company announced after markets closed on July 10.South American Silver…




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