Desert Sun shines on Bahia gold belt (May 17, 2004)
Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T) has 10 surface drill rigs and 4 underground drills testing targets in the Bahia gold belt…
South America
Sao Bento production scaled back
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold reported higher than planned costs at its Sao Bento gold mine in Brazil because of an int…
Minera Andes makes discovery at Los Azules
Vancouver — Reconnaissance drilling by Minera Andes (MAI-V) has revealed a large, enriched copper zone at the Los…
Met test augur well for Calcatreu (April 30, 2004)
Results from metallurgical tests indicate high recovery rates at Aquiline Resources’ (AQI-V) Calcatreu gold-silver…
Gold and silver recoveries rise at San Nicolas
Initial metallurgical test results on San Nicolas sulphide samples have significantly increased the gold and silver…
Absolut aims its drill at Pico Machay
Toronto-based Absolut Resources (ABS-V) will begin drill testing the central portion of a 400-by-1,400-metre resist…
Brazil to benefit from burgeoning China (April 23, 2004)
The Chinese government intends to spend as much as US$5 billion upgrading Brazil’s system of ports and railways to…
Aquiline tests Nelson
Aquiline tests NelsonAquiline Resources (AQI-V) has received assay results from the first five holes sunk on th…
Exeter hits high grade at La Cabeza
Drilling by Exeter Resource (XRC-V) on the La Cabeza gold project in western Argentina has returned several high-gr…
Newmont eyes La Tola
A recently inked deal paves the way for Newmont Mining (NEM-N) to take up to a 65% stake in Solitario Resources’s (…
Canico proves up Onca-Puma in Brazil
Vancouver — Going from successful gold explorers to a nickel producer may seem like a daunting task, but the management team behind Canico Resources (CNI-V) plans on doing just that by advancing one …