Rio Tinto to expand Corumba
Strong iron ore prices and rising demand in South America and the Middle East are behind Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) latest announcement that it will invest US$2.15 billion in a major expansion of its …
South America
Anaconda proves up iron resource in Chilean desert
Vancouver – Less than a year after its first drill hole into the San Gabriel iron ore property Anaconda Mining (ANX…
Largo makes plans for long-term vanadium mine
Largo Resources (LGO-V) is looking at producing vanadium over 23 years at its Maracas project in Bahia state, Bra…
Atacama to raise $80M
VANCOUVER– Atacama Minerals (AAM-V, ATAAF-O), a major iodine producer in Chile, has announced an $80-million brokered private placement on a best-efforts basis to raise money for its move into fertil…
Andina doubles Volcan
Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) has boosted measured and indicated resources at its Volcan gold project, in Chile, to 6.62 million oz. gold. The last resource estimate was released in October 2007 an…
Exeter rises on gold from Cerro Moro
VANCOUVER–News of the highest-grade intersection to date from the Cerro Moro gold-silver project, in Argentina, gave Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X) a nice share price lift.
Kinross bids for Aurelian
Count Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) amongst the believers in Ecuador.
Editorial: Kinross’s bid for Aurelian: brilliant or nutty?
By far the biggest story during the week ended July 26, the thirtieth trading week of 2008, was the surprise bid by Kinross Gold for Aurelian Resources and its prized Fruta del Norte gold discovery, part of the junior’s Condor project in…
MMX CEO denies gold smuggling, fixing tender
VANCOUVER–Shares of companies partially owned by Brazil’s richest man, Eike Batista, continued to take a beating on the markets after Brazil’s federal police raided his Rio de Janeiro home and office…
Rio Tinto to expand Corumb iron ore mine in Brazil
Strong iron ore prices and rising demand in South America and the Middle East are behind Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-…
Editorial: Is Kinross’s bid for Aurelian brilliant or nutty?
The biggest story of July is the surprise bid by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) for Aurelian Resources and its prize…
Exeter rises on Cerro Moro high grade
Vancouver – News of the highest-grade intersection to date from the Cerro Moro gold-silver project in Argentina gav…