Iron in the desert for Anaconda
Vancouver – Promising drill results and an available drill rig prompted Anaconda Mining (ANX-V) to tack on an extra…
South America
Rio Grande shows growth potential for Antares, Mansfield (June 03, 2008)
Vancouver – Three step-out holes at the Rio Grande copper-gold project in northwestern Argentina returned strong in…
Crystallex loses another round
Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) has received word from the Director General in the Administrative Office o…
Coalcorp raises $120M for ‘streamlined growth’
VANCOUVER — After a strategic review prompted by an unsolicited takeover offer, Coalcorp Mining (CCJ-T, CCJMF-O) is planning to ramp up production at its La Francia coal mine in Colombia to 6 million…
Runaway tailings forces closure of Gold Hawk’s Coricancha mine in Peru
Unexplained ground movement around the dry tailings storage area of Gold Hawk Resources’ (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) Coricancha silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Peru has forced the company to shut down crushing and…
Strait Gold expands grassroots exploration in Peru (June 02, 2008)
Hoping to one day fill a void left by major companies, Peru-focused Strait Gold (SRD-V, SAIDF-O) has grown from one to four early-stage projects since going public in fall 2006.
B2Gold off to a solid start at Quebradona
B2Gold’s (BTO-V) first set of drill results from its Quebradona joint venture property in Colombia have confirmed g…
Chariot sorts out delays to Mina Justa feasibility
Investors awaiting the completion of Chariot Resources’ (CHD-T, CHDSF-O) feasibility study for the Mina Justa copper deposit at its Marcona project, in Peru, will have to wait a little bit longer.
Wealth Minerals reports progress in Argentina
Wealth Minerals (WML-V, WMLLF-O) has reported drilling results from one project in Argentina, and rock sampling results from another.
Editor’s Picks: Top Stories of Week 20
The week ended May 17, the twentieth trading week of 2008, was punctuated by a massive earthquake in China’s Sichuan province that killed at least 40,000 people, left millions homeless and damaged muc…
Amarillo jumps on Brazilian drilling (May 26, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Amarillo Gold (AGC-V, AGCBF-O) shot up 57% in one day’s trading after results from four stepout holes at its Lavras do Sul project in southern Brazil showed good gold mineralization over …
Diagem thwarted in Brazilian Amazon (May 23, 2008)
Diagem (DGE-V) has stopped activities at its Chapadao project in Brazil. The company announced that it is complyi…