March 2, 2011

Endeavour Silver Expands Indicated and Inferred Silver-Gold-Zinc-Lead Resources at the Parral Project in Chihuahua State, Mexico

Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE Amex:EXK)(DBFrankfurt:EJD) released today an NI 43-101 resource estimate for its Parral Project located adjacent to the city of […]

March 1, 2011

AQM Copper Announces Filing of Ni 43-101 Compliant Technical Report on the Zafranal Project, Southern Peru

AQM Copper Inc. announces that it has filed an independent technical report with regulatory authorities, in support of the resource estimate announced […]

February 25, 2011

Gold and copper revenues see 6% Q4 profit hike for Peru’s Buenaventura

Buenaventura's annual net income rises 12% from last year, but gold production including Yanacocha fell 17% in 2010.

February 23, 2011

Codelco warns copper prices could be curbed by rising oil prices

A further rise in crude oil prices will dampen copper prices, though demand from key buyers in China, the United States and Europe so far looks solid, a senior executive…

February 18, 2011

Smelter shutdown to cut Vale nickel production 5%

The Brazilian miner said on Friday it will lose 5% of its total nickel production for 2011 as a result of a 16-week shut down of a smelter furnace in…

February 18, 2011

AMEC awarded major Chilean iron ore EPCM contract

Compañía Minera del Pacífico has awarded the EPCM contract or its Cerro Negro Norte iron ore mining projects to international engineering firm AMEC International engineering and project management company, AMEC,…

February 18, 2011

Behre Dolbear highlights the best countries for mining investment

“Worldwide, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Chile will likely remain the best jurisdictions in which to invest in and develop mining projects. Each of these nations will likely continue to see…

February 17, 2011

Declining ore grades keep Yanacocha gold output down

Newmont/Buenaventura major Peruvian gold mine, Yanacocha, saw 2010 gold sales well below 2009 due to declining grades, but higher gold price compensates LIMA

February 14, 2011

Western Coal sees ‘improvement’ on Canada rail, port congestion

Vancouver-based Western Coal, which has agreed to a C$3,3-billion takeover by rival Walter Energy, is seeing improvements in the logistics systems it […]

February 10, 2011

First gold pour at Aurizon mine, Brazil

Luna Gold  has commenced production at its Aurizon Gold Mine in Maranhã State, Brazil. Vancouver-based Luna Gold Corp. produced 10,905 ounces in November […]