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Geologist and project manager Guillermo Almandoz (left) and investor Ross Beaty at Lumina Copper's Taca Taca project in Argentina's Salta province. Photo by Trish Saywell

Taca Taca gets bigger and better

After a brief stop around midnight to refuel in Panama, Ross Beaty pulls out a sleeping bag from his carry-on and spreads it in the aisle of the luxurious Gulfstream III jet he has chartered to fly a group of mining analysts to Lumina Copper’s…



Lumina Copper moves higher on drill results

Shares of Lumina Copper (LCC-V) advanced 3.03% or 35¢ to close at $11.90 apiece yesterday following news of more drill results from its Taca Taca copper porphyry in Argentina. 


Patagonia Gold lists on the TSX

With the backing of one of Argentina’s biggest industrialists and plans to start generating free cash flow in the South American country by 2013, Patagonia Gold (PAT-T, PGD-L) and its recent listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange could start to…





Continental drills, hits deeper

Deep drilling at Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) wholly-owned Buritica gold project in Colombia’s Antioquia department shows that high-grade mineralization runs deeper than previously thought.


Teck options into Strait’s Alicia

Vancouver – Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has given Peruvian-focused junior Strait Gold (SRD-V) a boost by optioning into its Alicia copper project.


Extorre’s Zoe zone yields high-grade

Infill drilling at Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T) Cerro Moro project in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province captured the attention of investors this week with high-grade intercepts including 11.15 metres of 36.3 grams gold per tonne and 4,412 grams…


Geologist and project manager Guillermo Almandoz (left) and investor Ross Beaty at Lumina Copper's Taca Taca project in Argentina's Salta province. Photo by Trish Saywell

Taca Taca gets bigger and better

After a brief stop around midnight to refuel in Panama, Ross Beaty pulls out a sleeping bag from his carry-on and spreads it in the aisle of the luxurious Gulfstream III jet he has chartered to fly a group of mining analysts to Lumina Copper’s…



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