Macusani drilling through merger
As Macusani Yellowcake (YEL-V) finalizes its friendly takeover of Southern Andes Energy (SUR-V), the company is proving up the uranium potential of southern Peru.
South America
Asian investment creates buzz about South American Silver
High-tech investors, materials manufacturers and end users of indium and gallium from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea have invested US$16 million in South American Silver (SAC-T, SOHAF-) in a private placement that has brought the…
Silver Wheaton rises on record 2011 revenues
Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) is the reigning king of silver-stream financing, and saw notable growth in 2011.
Jaguar Mining licks its wounds
Jaguar Mining (JAG-T, JAG-N) saw costs rise and profits fall in 2011 despite an increase in gold production and gold prices.
Azimuth aims to join TSX from down under with serious upside
VANCOUVER — Australian gold outfit Azimuth Resources (AZH-A) is looking to bring its advanced-stage Guyanese project portfolio to Toronto in the coming weeks.
Colossus closes in on 2013 gold-production target at Serra Pelada
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) is within sight of a finish line following a year-and-a-half of extensive development at its Serra Pelada high-grade polymetallic project outside the town of Curionopolis in…
Drilling lifts Belo Sun Mining
Assay results released Apr. 5 from Volta Grande, an advanced stage exploration project in Brazil about 60 km southwest of the town of Altamira in the country’s northern state of Para, sent the shares of Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) up 3.6% to…
Ian Ball: Taking an unconventional route to the top
In the eight years since graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto with a bachelor of commerce degree, Ian Ball has made a major silver discovery in Mexico, claimed the title of senior vice-president at McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N) and…
It’s high noon for Anglo and Codelco at Los Bronces
A dispute between Anglo American (AAUKY-Q) and Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco over the Los Bronces copper mine in Chile has devolved into a public spat in the Chilean courts and international press.
Lundin’s NGEx targets copper and gold in Chile
NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) looks to have a promising collection of copper-gold porphyry properties in Chile’s prolific Region III, but considering the company comes under the umbrella of the serially successful Lundin Group of Companies, that…
Lumina hits longest intercept to date
Scotia Capital mining analyst Tom Meyer has lifted his one-year target price on Lumina Copper (LCC-V) shares from $18 to $21 after the company released more positive drill results, including the longest mineralized intercept to date…
Duran’s Aguila project takes shape
Duran Ventures (DRV-V) has received a maiden resource estimate for its Aguila copper-molybdenum porphyry project in Peru’s north-central Ancash district.