Vannessa revises Crucitas resource (March 20, 2006)
Consultants for Vannessa Ventures (VVV-V, VNVNF-O) have delivered a revised estimate of the precious metal resource at the Las Crucitas property in Alajuela province, Costa Rica….
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Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 20, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) to calculate a resource….
Aurora looks easy
Metallurgical testing on samples from the Aurora gold project in Guyana has returned positive results for Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T, GUYFF-O)….
Bolivian minister seeks to allay fears
Still riding a rush of populist enthusiasm, Bolivia’s recently elected Movement Towards Socialism Party is taking a turn at revising the country’s mining code….
Chariot cuts high-grade copper at Mina Justa (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Initial feasibility drilling by Chariot Resources (CHD-T, CHDSF-O) on the Mina Justa deposit at its Marcona copper project, in the coastal region of southwestern Peru, ha…
Jaguar boosts Turmalina resources
A recently completed 39-hole drilling campaign has allowed Jaguar Mining (JAG-T, JAGNF-O) to boost by 41% resources…
Corriente awards contract for Mirador mine
Vancouver – The Chilean unit of SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract for the start…
Regalito Copper gets takeover offer
Vancouver — Regalito Copper (RLO-T, RLO-X) has entered a takeover bid agreement with suitor Pan Pacific Copper, wh…
Amerigo confirms resource at Colihues tailings dam
Vancouver An independent technical report commissioned by Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) has confirmed an inferred min…
Apex files with SEC
An internal investigation by Apex Silver (SIL-X) has revealed that one of its Latin American subsidiaries may have …
StrataGold readies for Tassawini resource
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Desert Sun rises on Yamana bid (March 13, 2006)
A friendly bid from Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to take over Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) would see the creation of a 450,000-oz. gold producer in the near…