South America



Beaty closes in on 10/10

Vancouver – Of the 10 copper projects acquired by Ross Beaty’s Lumina Copper (lcc-v) in 2003 near the end of a five-year downturn for the resource sector and a dramatic fall in metal prices, it has kept just one, Taca Taca, in Argentina. The…


Peregrine Metals attracts attention

With the war for talent heating up in the mining industry it was something of a coup for junior Peregrine Metals (PGM-T) to snag as its new president Richard Leclerc — a seasoned mining veteran who over the course of his 29-year career has…



Continental climbs on high-grade hits

Recent results from Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) Buritica gold project in Colombia add further support to the notion that the company has a significant project on it hands. 


Amarillo Gold CEO Buddy Doyle (right) with geologists at the Mara Rosa gold project in Brazil's Goias state. Photo by Amarillo Gold

Buddy Doyle leads Amarillo Gold

Seven years in the malaria-infested rainforests of Papua New Guinea and six years in Canada’s Arctic led Buddy Doyle and his exploration teams at Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) to the two biggest discoveries of his career: the 30-million-oz. Minifie…


Mirabela raising US$375M

Australia-based Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) plans to raise US$375 million in senior notes to pay debt, end its hedges and continue ramping up its sizable Santa Rita nickel mine in eastern Brazil.


Drillers at Oremex Resources' San Lucas polymetallic project in Durango state, Mexico. Photo by Oremex Resources

Oremex built to ride the silver wave

Having one of the most heralded silver bulls in your corner doesn’t hurt when you’re looking to become the next significant silver miner in Mexico. 



Dorato looks to prove up Peru’s side of the border

Dorato Resources (DRI-V) has been getting some promising sniffs near the border between Ecuador and Peru. The company released its latest sampling results from Minera Afrodita, hot on the heels of drill results from a separate target on the…



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