VANCOUVER — The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are firmly established as the top copper producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number one spot with annual production clocking in at roughly 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in…
Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.
Trevali Mining (TV-T) is getting ever closer to launching Peru’s next polymetallic mine with a little help from a well known player in the metal game: Glencore International (GLEN-L).
Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) has recently tabled an initial resource estimate for its newly delineated South Block area at the Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para State.
VANCOUVER — Colombia explorer Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) has hit encouraging high grade gold intercepts in a phase two drill program at its Santa Rosa project near Medellin, while the final drilling from the phase one program did not fare as…
Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) is looking to build its Cerro Moro gold-silver project in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province in two stages and halve its start-up costs, but it could see less metal production during the…
Rio Verde Minerals (RVD-T) aims to add $15 million to its coffers to help fund exploration and development at its key potash and phosphate projects in northern Brazil, by selling its shares at a premium. The company announced a…
VANCOUVER — It has been a rough year for junior explorer Sandspring Resources (SSP-V) as its share prices have plummeted 67% or $1.60 over the past 52-weeks to a low of 57¢ in early May.
On the last day of May, the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru granted Candente Copper (DNT-T, CCOXF-O) the permit it needs to complete drilling for the feasibility study on its Cañariaco Norte project, a porphyry copper deposit about…
Of Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) $125 million budgeted for exploration this year (a 10% increase over 2011), about $29.5 million or 23% is earmarked for northern Chile, where it owns 100% of the high-grade El Peñón…
The discovery of two new zones of copper mineralization at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina Copper (LCC-V) largely due to widespread anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s…
VANCOUVER — Recently-listed Atico Mining (ATY-V) has joined the many new companies exploring for gold in Colombia, but the company plans to set itself apart with its management team and strategy.
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