Los Andes studies Las Vizcachitas
SITE VISIT Santiago, Chile — Vancouver-based Los Andes Copper (LA-V, LSANF-O) plans to begin a prefeasibility study at its Las Vizcachitas copper project in central Chile by the middle of…
South America
Aurora drilling adding to resources (November 19, 2007)
Drilling by Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T, GUYFF-O) at the Aurora gold project in north-central Guyana has indicated extensions beyond the recently calculated resources on the Rory’s Knoll and Aleck Hill z…
Norsemont looks at 2012 startup for Constancia
The scoping study for Norsemont Mining’s (NOM-T, NOMFF-O) Constancia copper project in southern Peru is in, and the results have the company preparing for a busy 2008.
Silver Standard and Esperanza to launch Ayelen feasibility
As Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T) and Esperanza Silver (EPZ-V) begin a feasibility study to develop the Ayelen s…
New estimate grows Navidad silver resources by 52%
Vancouver – Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) Navidad project has grown to become one of the biggest silver depo…
Lab lags could delay Castillian resource estimate
Castillian Resources (CT-V) may have to wait until the beginning of 2008 for a mineral resource estimate for its La…
Coeur’s Q3 earnings don’t disappoint
After dishing out US$57.3 million in capital spending during the third quarter, Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) is still sitting on a mountain of cash.
Suppliers News (November 12, 2007)
GRD Minproc gets date with Santa Rita
Uruguay Minerals focuses on finding the “big ounces”
Although Uruguay Mineral Exploration’s (UME-V) net profit for the year ending May 31, 2007 was US$14.5 million, the…
Aurora drilling adding to resources (November 05, 2007)
Drilling by Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T) and Aranka Gold (ARK-V) at the Aurora gold project in north-central Guyana ha…
Norsemont likes scoping of Constancia
The scoping study for Norsemont Minings (NOM-T) Constancia copper project in southern Peru is in, and the results …
CVRD invests big in Canadian nickel (November 05, 2007)
In the largest annual investment program ever undertaken by a mining company, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce has approved a budget of US$11 billion for 2008 — a portion of which will be channelled into n…