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.
South America
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.
Rio Novo Gold moves Almas forward
Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) expects to complete a definitive feasibility study on its 100%-owned Almas gold project in Brazil’s Tocantins state during the third quarter of this year and if all goes according to plan initial production could…
Prospecting finds new targets at Cuiu Cuiu
The heyday at northern Brazil’s Cuiú Cuiú gold district spanned 1972-1992 when 5,000-10,000 garimpeiros collected in this corner of Para state to work the rich alluvial deposits draining into the Tapajós River.
Lundin’s NGEx targets copper-gold in Chile
VANCOUVER — 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…
Extorre enjoys 8% share boost following Cerro Moro PEA
VANCOUVER — Markets reacted with enthusiasm to Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) preliminary economic assessment on its Cerro Moro gold-silver project 70 km southwest of Puerto Deseado in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.