Fortuna boasts 1.7 million oz. silver at Caylloma
Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) nearly doubled silver production at its Caylloma mine in Peru in 2009 and is fore…
South America
Tiomin to play white knight to Vaaldiam
Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T, VAAFF-O) ended 2009 with two Brazilian diamond mines on care and maintenance and a …
Gold Project Takes Pershimco To Panama
Canadian junior Pershimco Resources (PRO-V) plans to take a majority stake in Minera Cerro Quema, a Panamanian company that owns the Cerro Quema gold mining project, 190 km southwest of Panama City.
Goldcorp Squeezes Out Barrick, Joins New Gold At El Morro
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) have crushed Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) plan to buy control of a major copper-gold project in northern Chile, leaving at least one analyst wondering…
Caerus share’s crash
Vancouver-based Caerus Resource (CA-V) saw its share price nose-dive on Wednesday after the company announced …
Mirasol builds on the back of the drill
Mirasol Resources (MRZ-V) has built a healthy market run of late and it has done so the good old-fashion way: …
Chinese Bid $679M For Corriente
VANCOUVER — After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its massive copper-gold projects in Ecuador to two Chinese companies for $679 million.
Big Paydays For Canplats, Corriente
In what may be a sign of a lively year ahead, the last trading week of 2009 was dominated by cash-rich bids for two Canadian juniors with advanced projects in Latin America.
Apogee’s Bolivian Pulacayo project moves ahead
The Bolivian Government and Ministry of Environment and Water have given the go-ahead for Apogee Minerals (APE…
Goldcorp helps New Gold buy El Morro
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) have crushed Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) plan to buy contro…
New silver rich vein for Mirasol
Mirasol Resources (MRZ-V) has hit upon a new high-grade silver vein in Argentina and the market signaled that …
Silver Standard Starts Production At Pirquitas
Argentina’s largest silver mine has achieved commercial production, Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) says.