Verena pulls more gold at Volta Grande
Verena Minerals (VML-V) has intersected gold mineralization in a new drill hole at the Grota Seca East zone on its …
South America
Exeter Resources stock drops due to ban on new mining permits in Argentine province
Exeter Resources’ (XRC-V, XRA-X) shareholders were quick to sell after a Dec. 13 announcement by the government of …
Chariot on the fast track in Peru
Chariot Resources (CHD-T) is aiming to build itself into the next mid-tier copper producer — and it’s planning to …
Aura Gold starts drilling in former gold rush area
Few garimpeiros are seen near Aura Gold’s new Cumaru project in north-central Brazil, unlike the scene from the Par…
Bema’s Johnson asked for documents in Verde dispute
Vancouver – Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BAU-L) chief executive officer Clive Johnson and vice-president Dennis Stansbu…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
Aur set to increase Andacollo interest
Aur Resources (AUR-T) has reached an agreement with the larger of the two minority shareholders in the Andacollo co…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, part II
In part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-19…
Pirquitas to go into production (December 04, 2006)
Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) will go ahead with construction of a mine at its Pirquitas silver project in Jujuy province, Argentina, which would produce about 9 million oz. per year over …
Gold Hawk set to restart Coricancha
Vancouver — Recent Peruvian government resolutions lifting a 2002 “stop work order” on the concentrator at its Coricancha gold- silver-lead-zinc mine, located 90 km east of Lima in west-central Peru,…
Strait Gold nestles into Peru’s golden area (November 30, 2006)
Location is everything in real estate that’s one thing Strait Gold (SRD-V) has going for it with its Culebrilla p…
Rusoro plans to take out Mena
Venezuelan explorers Rusoro Mining (RML-V) and Mena Resources (MEA-V) have announced a friendly takeover by Rusoro …