Valencia Sells Interest in Cachinal Silver Project – Chile

October 5, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
Valencia Sells Interest in Cachinal Silver Project - Chile

Valencia Ventures Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell up to a 100% interest in its Cachinal Silver Project, Chile to Apogee Minerals Ltd. Under terms of the Agreement, Apogee will purchase 75% of Valencia’s interest in the Property by paying $200,000 in cash and issuing 3 million units of Apogee where each unit will comprise one Apogee share and one Apogee warrant with... 

Apogee Awards Contract for Scoping Study on High Grade Pulacayo Silver-Lead-Zinc Deposit, Bolivia

June 2, 2009 Filed Under: Lead Mining, Precious Metal, Zinc Mining  
Apogee Awards Contract for Scoping Study on High Grade Pulacayo Silver-Lead-Zinc Deposit, Bolivia

Apogee Minerals Ltd. announce that Micon International Limited has been awarded a contract to complete the scoping study on the Pulacayo deposit, located at Pulacayo, southwest Bolivia. Apogee has reviewed proposals from various engineering firms for the completion of the Study and ultimately selected Micon. The Study will focus on two possible production scenarios to determine the optimal approach... 

Morales says Bolivia to nationalize mining sector

January 19, 2007 Filed Under: Lead Mining, Mining Services, Zinc Mining  

Bolivia’s government will move ahead with plans to nationalize the mining industry, President Evo Morales said Friday, in the latest move by a left-leaning Latin American nation toward more state control of key sectors. Morales, speaking to reporters at a summit of presidents of the Mercosur trade bloc in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, said however it would not be a full nationalization....