Articles Tagged "Peru"

Zinc and lead tumble as base metals fall

By Heather Matthews – exclusive to Lead Investing News Base metals are continuing a downward spiral as the market reacts to the federal bailout plan and the general atmosphere of caution and unease. Base metal prices dropped on Wednesday, as September retail level reports (U.S.) were revealed, detailing reduced purchasing by consumers. After the report [...]

Trevali Identifies Silver, Lead & Copper

Trevali Resources Corp has discovered additional high-grade tailings material in its Santander silver-lead-zinc project in the Cerro de Pasco District of west-central Peru. The average of all eleven one-metre deep pits collected to date is 2.3 oz/t (71.5 g/t) silver, 0.46% lead, 4.79% zinc and 0.18% copper (n equals 11) (Table 1). Read the complete [...]

Trevali Confirms Lead Mineralization at Puajanca

Trevali Resources Corp. announced their initial findings at their Puajanca prospect in the Cerro de Pasco region of west-central Peru.  An average sample of 13.4% lead was collected. Mineralization is exposed over an area of 120 metres long by 20 metres wide and 25 metres thick – a significantly greater area than exposed at any [...]