Latin American Minerals Inc. announces that it has retained Hedenquist Consulting, Inc. and Smee & Associates Consulting Ltd. to provide advise in the Paso Yobai Gold Project in Paraguay.
Dr. Jeffrey W. Hedenquist, Ph.D., President of Hedenquist Consulting, Inc., provided advice on the exploration model, the nature of the epithermal system and the ongoing exploration and [...]

The Board of Directors of Uranium International Corp. has appointed Marek J. Kreczmer as the President/Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Uranium International effective as of July 9, 2008.
Mr. Kreczmer, M.Sc., P.Eng., has been a geologist and mining executive for more than 30 years. He has worked for major [...]

The bids by two companies vying for control of the Canadian nickel mining company Falconbridge have met with differing announcements from regulators.
Xstrata of Switzerland said Tuesday that Investment Canada, a government agency that reviews foreign takeovers, told it on Monday that the examination of the company’s offer, which had already spanned 45 days, would take [...]