Category: Latin America

Leagold Mining Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Brio Gold Inc. Peter Marrone, chairman and CEO of Yamana Gold Inc., has been appointed to the Leagold Board of Directors. At closing, Yamana became Leagold’s...

Barrick Gold Corp. announced that Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corp. (PVDC), operator of the Pueblo Viejo mine, has signed a 10-year natural gas supply contract with AES Andres DR S.A. in the Dominican Republic that will enable the...

Galaxy Resources has completed an update of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) of its Sal de Vida lithium brine project on the Salar del Hombre Muerto in northwest Argentina that reaffirms the potential for a long-life,...

Equinox Gold Corp. announced that mining activities are under way in the Piaba Deposit at its Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. Construction remains on track to pour gold by late 2018. The mining contractor, U&M Mineração e...

Largo Resources has announced plans to expand vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) production at its Maracás Menchen mine in Bahia state, Brazil, from the nameplate rate of approximately 800 metric tons per month (mt/m) to 1,000 mt/m. The...

Guyana Goldfields has developed an optimized life-of-mine (LOM) plan for its Aurora gold mine in northern Guyana that will increase average annual production from 242,000 ounces per year (oz/y) to 270,000 oz/y for the period...

Newcrest Mining has entered into agreements with Lundin Gold to invest $250 million in Lundin to acquire a 27.1% interest in the company and, separately, to farm-in to a selection of Lundin’s exploration concessions in Ecuador....

First Quantum Minerals announced in mid-February that its board of directors has approved an expansion of throughput capacity at its Cobre Panama open-pit copper project by 15% to 85 million metric tons per year (mt/y), along...

Filo Mining has reported the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its 100% owned Filo del Sol project on the border between Argentina and Chile. The open-pit project would produce an estimated 50,000 metric tons...

Tahoe Resources has terminated 250 Minera San Rafael employees at its Escobal mine in Guatemala due to the company being unable to resume mining following its mining license suspension on July 5. Despite this difficult decision,...

Argentine regulatory authorities have approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Puna Operations Inc.’s Chinchillas project in Jujuy Province. Development activities will commence, according to SSR Mining, with first...