Lithium Americas gets down to business
Lithium Americas Corp., a private company being set up by Latin American Minerals (LAT-V) and an Argentinean borax …
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BHP delays Chilean expansion projects
The global recession has prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) to continue to delay a slate of expansion projects …
Polar Star files technical report on Chepica in Chile
A year ago cattle grazed at the entrance to Polar Star Mining’s (PSR-V) Chepica copper-gold mine and a mill from Ch…
Panoro establishes inferred resource for Antilla in Peru
If you asked Luquman Shaheen, president and chief executive of Panoro Minerals (PML-V), why he likes Peru he’d tell…
Quadra driving Franke down the home stretch
Quadra Mining (QUA-T) is banking that it is the right company to finally get the Franke copper project in Chile int…
Tinka reports metallurgical recoveries of 90-97% at Colquipucro
Tinka Resources (TK-V) has completed metallurgical testing on its Colquipucro silver project in west-central Peru….
Americas Petrogas eyes Peru’s potash
Branching out from its key oil and gas concessions in Argentina’s prolific Neuquen basin, Calgary-based oil and gas…
Golden Arrow falls short of the target
After digesting drill results from Golden Arrow Resources (GRG-V) Poncha gold project the market took an unfavourab…
Exeter set to update Caspiche resource with long intercepts
Vancouver – The drills have stopped turning for a winter break but lengthy gold-copper intercepts keep rolling in…
Aura secures $100.1-million for Yamana mines
Aura Minerals (ORA-T) is raising $100.1 million in a bought deal financing to help pay for three Latin American gol…
Trevali, Glencore Sign MOU
VANCOUVER– Trevali Resources (TV-C, TREVF-O) has attracted the interest of metals giant Glencore International to its Santander silver- lead-zinc project in Peru.
Ventana Gains On La Bodega Results
VANCOUVER — Another long, high-grade gold hit from the La Bodega project in northeastern Colombia propelled Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T, VENGF-O) share price to a new all-time high, gaining $1.22 to hit $3…