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SILVER-COPPER-ZINC: Surge expands Caledonia project
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Surge Exploration added additional mineral claims in the area of its Caledonia project in northern Vancouver Island. In a press release, Surge explained that the new mineral claims include the Silver Skarn project and additional land nearby…
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GOLD: Zijin Mining to acquire Continental Gold for $1.4B
COLOMBIA – In the latest mega-deal sweeping the gold sector, Zijin Mining Group is buying Continental Gold for $1.4 billion in cash. The cash-rich Chinese gold miner is on an acquisition spree. In early November it said it would buy copper-gold assets…
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Latin American roundup
Mining companies have rediscovered how to rake in the really big bucks, led by Latin America’s big three: Chile’s state copper corporation Codelco, Santiago-based copper miner Minera Escondida and Rio…