South America

At Reunion Gold's Matthews Ridge manganese project in Guyana. Photo by Reunion Gold

Fennell’s Reunion seeks Guyanese manganese

As industrial metal prices continue to rise from their 2008 lows, Vancouver-based Reunion Gold (RGD-V) has refocused its exploration efforts away from precious metals and on to past-producing manganese mines in Guyana.


Looking southwest at Candente Copper's camp at the Canariaco Norte copper-gold project in the Peruvian Andes. Photo by Candente Copper

Candente works to advance and sell Canariaco Norte

Vancouver – Having sharply cut back operations during the global recession, Candente Copper (DNT-T) is coming back to life with a completed prefeasibility study, an updated resource and new financing.



Minera Andes makes headway at San Jose mine (March 11, 2011)

Exploration drilling in and around the San Jose underground mine in Argentina last year uncovered 7.5 km of new high-grade silver-gold veins, a 44% year-on-year increase in the cumulative strike length of all the known veins at the mine, Minera…




Colombia’s gold rush in high gear

Medellin, Colombia – Colombia continues to excite mining investors and exploration geologists alike. With over 41 million oz. of gold identified so far, 2011 promises to be a landmark year for this country’s reemergence as a serious gold…



Ventana Gold's La Bodega project in the California-Vetas gold mining districtof northeastern Colombia. Photo by Ventana Gold

Colombia’s gold rush kicks into high gear

Colombia continues to excite mining investors and exploration geologists alike. With over 41 million oz. of gold identified so far, 2011 promises to be a landmark year for this country’s reemergence as a serious gold destination, as various…


A paramo, a unique Alpine meadow ecosystem, mostly found in Colombia. Photo by Paul Harris

Colombia’s gold growing pains

The administration of former President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) opened the door to modern mining in Colombia. It was political foresightedness that is bearing fruit as various mineral projects advance to resource estimates and prefeasibility…


A view of the Santander mine site, which operated from 1958 to 1992. Photo by Vivian Danielson

Trevali revives Santander mine in Peru

The Santander mine project located 215 km from this coastal city has historic assets and strategic advantages that should help Trevali Resources (TV-T) achieve its goal of becoming Latin America’s newest silver-lead-zinc producer.


Chile's Mines Minister Laurence Golborne.

The way from San Jose

Last October’s miraculous rescue of 33 trapped miners at San Jose has catapulted Chile’s Mines Minister Laurence Golborne to the forefront of national politics, even to the point that some are talking of him as a possible presidential candidate…


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