Cambior puts Omai bauxite on the block (June 16, 2006)
Rather than sink significant capital into a badly needed expansion to compete with stiff Chinese competition, Cambi…
South America
Bear Creek keeps up the pace at Corani
Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V) Corani project in southern Peru continues to grow. Back on March 13th the company r…
Bus accident kills Buenaventura workers
A bus accident on the road from the Uchucchacua silver mine to the nearby town of Oyon, Peru, took the lives of 28 …
Editorial: Peru steps back from the brink (June 14, 2006)
Peruvian voters have thankfully taken a step back from the abyss with the election of moderately left-leaning Alan …
Crystellex clings to “valid and binding contract” for Las Cristinas
Vancouver Recent media reports suggesting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will soon extend his “Bolivarian …
Sacre-Coeur’s latest intersects can’t drive up shares
Despite the reporting of recent intercepts at its Million Mountain property in Guyana, Sacre-Coeur Minerals (SCM V…
Quimsacocha shaping up
A 31-hole infill drilling program at the Quimsacocha gold-silver-copper deposit in southern Ecuador has confirmed a…
Jaguar adds to resources in Brazil
Jaguar Mining (JAG-T) continues to firm up its Turmalina project in Brazil as the target date for production closes…
Apogee says draft of Bolivian mining code is positive
While Bolivia’s new mining code is not slated to become law until July 20, Apogee Minerals (APE-T) issued a release…
Southwestern to spin out Zincore Metals
Vancouver After reviewing various options to maximize the value of its zinc assets, Southwestern Resources (SWG-T…
Chariot pulls 92 metres of 2.27% copper from Marcona
Vancouver – The latest holes drilled by Chariot Resources (CHD-T) have returned positive results from two zones th…
Political, social stability ensures Chile’s copper future
Santiago, Chile — Way back in January, copper industry analysts thought US$2.50-per-lb. copper was “unthinkable,” but with over a dollar added to that, until recently it seemed that the copper price…