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Chile’s Codelco continues lithium push despite slow progress — minister

Codelco will continue to develop its lithium assets, including committing…

Antioquia declares successful start of production at Cisneros

Commissioning the mill began two months ago and has now…

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Newstrike intersects 230.95 meters of 7.51 g/t Au at Ana Paula Project, Mexico

Newstrike Capital Inc. (TSX-V:NES) is pleased to announce additional drill results from the company's 100%-owned Ana Paula Project, Guerrero Gold Belt (GGB), Mexico. The reported drill holes represent a cross section of targets from ongoing widely spaced step out and infill drilling that continues to intercept gold mineralization over multiple mineralized horizons.

PanAm Silver has no ‘official notification’ of possible San Vicente nationalization

Pan American Silver said Tuesday it had consulted with Bolivia's Minister of Mines and its unions and "has not received official notification from any government representative with respect to the possibility that the Bolivian government might seek to take control of San Vicente." Bolivian media reports claims the Morales Administration was considering terminating joint venture contracts and taking control of several mines formerly operated by the government, which could include the San Vincente silver mine.

Itaoeste discovers thallium deposit in Bahia

Itaoeste, a mineral research and development company active in São Paulo, Piauí and Bahia, recently announced the discovery of a thallium deposit at Barreiras in Bahia, Brazil. With this new addition, the company’s portfolio, comprising manganese, cobalt, iron, titanium, gold, copper and phosphate, among others, becomes even more attractive and places Brazil in the select group of thallium producers, until now limited to China and Kazakhstan.

Anaconda Mining posts fifth straight quarterly loss

Canadian gold miner Anaconda Mining Inc posted a fifth-straight quarterly loss, but expenses were lower from a year-ago levels and production rose sequentially. Net loss for the third quarter was $1.9 million, or 1.5 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.2 million, or 2.5 cents per share, a year ago.