Copper fundamentals strong; Mitsubishi ups stake in Escondida (April 13, 2010)
Three large Japanese companies are investing a total of more than 50 billion yen ($533.9 million) for an addit…
South America
Sandspring off and running in Guyana
Vancouver – Between completing a public listing, hitting a number of long gold intercepts in Guyana, and fin…
Caspiche resources grow 23% (April 06, 2010)
Exeter Resources (XRC-T, XRA-X) has both increased and upgraded resources at its sizable Caspiche gold-coppe…
Frontino union won’t recognize Medoro deal
Days after Medoro Resources (MRS-V) signs a US$200 million deal to acquire the Frontino gold mine in Segovia, …
Malbex hits solid polymetallic intercepts in Argentina
Vancouver – Malbex Resources (MBG-V) has hit short but high-grade gold, silver and copper intercepts on the no…
Medoro lays claim to Frontino
According to Medoro Resources (MRS-V) the battle for the rights to the Frontino gold mine is over.The Toront…
Argentinian porphyry attracts Peregrine Metals (April 01, 2010)
Peregrine Metals (PGM-T) is fast-tracking a preliminary economic assessment on a solvent extraction-electrowin…
Focus down on hits and misses at Nueva California
Vancouver – The first set of results from Focus Ventures’ (FCV-V) second round of drilling at the Nueva Cali…
Colossus Minerals to acquire Vale ground at Serra Pelada
Colossus Minerals (CSI-T, COLUF-O) and its joint-venture partner Coomigasp, a 45,000-strong co-operative of lo…
Pan American and Silver Wheaton team up
VANCOUVER — Two successful silver companies have joined forces to tackle the Navidad project in Argentina, one of the largest undeveloped silver deposits in the world. In what has now become a famili…
IAMGOLD ups credit facility to $350 million
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) more than doubled its existing credit facility to US$350 million and added a second US$…
Quadra Mining to hook up with FNX Mining
A little more than two weeks after copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T) struck a US$900 million joint-venture…