South America

Malaga expands tungsten resource

Three years ago when Pierre Monet went out on the road to talk to the investment community about tungsten, he would spend about 60% of his time explaining what the metal was all about. Today the president and chief executive of tungsten…


Lachlan finds its gold star in Chile

Vancouver — In December 2010 Perth-based Lachlan Star (LSA-T,LSA-A) went from exploring in Australia and Africa straight into producing gold in the Americas after buying the CMD gold mine in Andacollo, Chile.  


Batero drops 50% on resource estimate

Shares of Batero Gold (BAT-V) took a deadly plunge after disappointing the market with its initial resource estimate at the Batero-Quinchia project in Risaralda, Colombia.


A bridge over the thickener at Anglo American's Los Bronces copper mine in Chile. Photo by Anglo American

Copper market more balanced in 2013-2014

Copper could see above-trend production increases in 2012, Bank of America Merrill Lynch asserts in a Jan. 24 report on base metals. The bank’s global commodity research team forecasts a more balanced market by 2013, “which could…


A conveyor piles material at BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's Escondida copper mine in Antofagasta Province, Chile. Photo by BHP Billiton

BHP and Rio double down on copper

BHP Billiton (BHP-N) and Rio Tinto (RIO-N) are feeling optimistic about copper. Six weeks into the first quarter of 2012, the two mining giants have unveiled plans to commit over US$4 billion to expand copper production at operations in Chile…


Sea change at Seafield

Sometimes a little change can do a company a lot of good. In the case of Seafield Resources (SFF-V), change has come in the form of a new management team and the good it hopes to do is revive investor interest in what was briefly one of the…


Yamana ups yearly profits by 17%

Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) reported a US$89.5-million profit for the fourth quarter of 2011, a 28% decrease from the same period a year ago, thanks to a one-time US$81-million impairment loss on investments.


BHP and Rio double-down on copper

Vancouver — BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BHP-L, BHP-A) and Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) are feeling optimistic about copper. Six weeks into the first quarter of 2012, the two mining giants unveiled plans to commit over U$4 billion to expand…


Drillers at Bellhaven Copper & Gold's La Mina gold-copper project in Central Colombia. Photo by Bellhaven Copper & Gold

Best intercept yet for Bellhaven in Colombia

Bellhaven Copper & Gold (BHV-V) hit its best intercept yet at its La Mina gold-copper project in Colombia, and the good news came out of an emerging zone on the property.


JV partners Regulus and Pachamama to merge

Already equal partners in the headline-grabbing Rio Grande copper-gold project in Argentina, Regulus Resources (REG-V) and Pachamama Resources (PMA-V) are making the arrangement formal and merging into one company.


Talon hits iron in fresh and weathered rock at Trairao

Vancouver – Talon Metals (TLO-T) has released a slew of drill results from its extensive 2011 exploration program, showing significant iron content in both weathered and fresh rock at its Trairao project in Brazil.


Nyrstar’s meteoric rise as a miner

Vancouver — Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar NV has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no sign of slowing down.


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