Apex ships concentrate
Apex Silver Mines’ (SIL-X) has completed the first two shipments of concentrate from its San Cristobal property in southwestern Bolivia.
South America
EcuaGold goes after Ecuadorian copper
EcuaGold Resources (EGR-V, ECAUF-O) says it will acquire a 100% interest in a 31-sq.-km parcel of land from a private owner in Bolivar province, 180 km southwest of Ecuador’s capital, Quito.
Elkedra dazzles with 33.44-carat diamond
Australia’s Elkedra Diamonds (EDN-L, EDN-A) has recovered the largest diamond ever at its 100%-owned Chapada mine in Brazil — a 33.44-carat stone that recently sold for US$100,320, or US$3,000 per ca…
Andina boosts Volcan gold resource (November 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Almost 15,000 metres of recent drilling has served to substantially increase the resource at Andina Minerals’ (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) Volcan project, in Chile’s Maricunga gold belt.
Tallying up Aripuana massive sulphides
Partners Votorantim Metais and Karmin Exploration (KAR-V, KRMEF-O) now have a mineral resource estimate for the Arex and Ambrex (Valley) massive sulphide deposits in northern Mato Grosso state, Brazil…
Barrick bids for Arizona Star (November 05, 2007)
Don’t look now, but Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is going on a spending spree.
Invicta intersections buoy Andean American
Drill results from Andean Americans (AAG-V) Invicta project in Peru include 14.4 metres grading 7.76 grams gold pe…
Barrick bids for Arizona Star (October 29, 2007)
Dont look now but Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is going on a spending spree. Less than a week after announcing …
Armed Standoff Leads to Legal Battle in Peru
Vancouver — A metal gate manned by armed guards that has blocked access to mining claims held by two different juniors since June, has touched off a legal standoff in Peru.
Anaconda drills high-grade iron ore at San Gabriel (October 26, 2007)
When Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) found iron oxide copper gold deposits 1000 km north of Santiago, Chile ten years ago …
Elkedra dazzles with 33.44 carat
Australias Elkedra Diamonds (EDN-A, AIM-L) has recovered the largest diamond ever at its 100%-owned Chapada mine i…
Andina boosts Volcan gold resource (October 25, 2007)
Vancouver – Almost 15,000 metres of additional drilling by Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) at its Volcan project i…