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Eldorado sees strong Q1
Vancouver – Strong bullion sales pushed Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) to a very successful quarter with record earni…
Amerix cuts Brazilian high-grade
Vancouver – Drilling by Amerix Precious Metals (APM-V, APMFF-O) on its Ouro Roxo project in the Tapajs gold distri…
Major production in Peru unaffected by stike thus far
As feared Perus biggest mining union has gone on strike. The National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy and Steel…
Valgold finding mineralization at Los Patos
Following up on results achieved by earlier operators, ValGold Resources (VAL-V) has intersected gold mineralizatio…
Castillian cuts nickel at Mangabal
Early results from a drilling program by Castillian Resources (CT-V) on the Mangabal nickel project in western Goia…
Solex Seeks Yellowcake in ‘Athabasca Basin of Peru’
It was the Pilunani belt, an area of past silver, zinc and lead production that originally interested Vancouver-based junior Solex Resources (SOX-V, SLXRF-O) in Peru. But while the company did acquire…
Uranium Explorers Discover Peru
Nuclear power is back in fashion, and with it, so is Peru’s uranium wealth.
U3O8 Explores Guyana’s Remote Interior
It’s been more than 20 years since anyone’s gone looking for uranium in Guyana, but after a lot of digging around for uranium indoors, Toronto-based U3O8 (UWE-V, UTREF-O) has recently begun a 2,500-me…
Why Chubut’s Treasures May Stay Buried
Santiago, Chile — The windswept steppes of Chubut in southern Argentina hide some of the country’s most promising deposits of minerals, including gold, silver and uranium. But local opposition to min…
Wealth Eyes Argentina’s Uranium Riches
Vancouver — Wealth Minerals (WML-V, WMLLF-O) believes its Diamante-Los Patos uranium property in northwestern Argentina could lead to proverbial riches in the form of a potential large-tonnage, near-…
Aura to Acquire Brazilian Project
Vancouver — Aura Gold (ORA-T, AUGIF-O) is expanding its asset base in Brazil by acquiring an advanced copper-gold project in a $293-million all-stock deal that transfers control of the junior to the …