Wealth Minerals’ (TSXV: WML; OTCQX: WMLLF; SSE: WMLCL; Frankfurt: EJZN) has signed the MOU which proposed the global energy company, Uranium One acquires a 51% ownership interest in Wealth’s Atacama lithium project in Chile, allowing for due diligence before a final agreement. Within the terms is an off-take agreement for Uranium One, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, to purchase 100% of the products from Atacama project. With partner Uranium One’s support, Wealth can avoid solar evaporation to advance its lithium salar project, and focus on a more efficient and environmentally friendly technology for sorption.

Hochschild Mining PLC has acquired a project in Chile and in doing so diversified into the rare earths sector, with the BioLantanidos ionic clay rare earth deposit. Despite Hoshchild’s continued focus on precious metals, it seems that the BioLantanidos project was too good an opportunity to miss; the operation will be simple, low cost, with low environmental impact and bring added value to shareholders.

Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) have announced plans to spin out the Marmoto project to be able to finance ongoing exploration and increase gold production of current 24,000-to-26,000 oz/year which will include building a new plant and tailings storage facility. This move will also help push forward the plans to expand underground, to complete the PEA this year and start the Prefeas in 2020.

B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) has signed a deal with partner Anglogold Ashanti (JSE:ENG) (ASX:AGG) (NYSE:AU) that open the door for the global mid-tier miner to up its interest to 50% via a $13.9 million spend on the Gramalote JV. As a result B2Gold will become manager and under the companies’ agreed $40 million 2019/2020 budget will lead the 42,500 m infill drilling program, and move the project through the feasibility study.

Regulus Resources (TSX-V: REG) has announced results for a milestone drill hole, AK-19-034, which provides further proof of concept that they are nearing a porphyry centre towards the north. The Company also published a video alongside the release which provides a great further context to the regional exploration at its AntaKori Copper-Gold story.

Tinka Resources (TSX.V: TK) have released results from its South Ayawilca drill program which aims to expand the high-grade Zinc Zone which was defined in the Company's recent PEA. In the Zinc Zone drilling hit 34.7m of 6.7% zinc, 11g/t silver and 86 g/t indium from 171 m, which included 5.7m of 32.6% zinc.

Rio 2 Limited Mining (TSX-V:RIO) has released a PFS for the Fenix gold project, which is a multi-stage project starting with 20,000 tpd with potential step ups to 40,000 or even 80,000 tpd and with 5% NPV. The mineral resource was updated based on a 7000m drill program but made no material effect on the combined M&I resources.

New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX-V: NUAG) has released the third batch of 20 holes from its Silver Sand project in Bolivia, which continues to show wide silver mineralization. The Company hit an impressive intercept of Drill hole DSS522506, 165.5m @ 204g/t Ag from 73.8m to 239.3m, which included 93.5m @ 336g/t Ag from 73.8m to 167.3m, a strong result that was appreciated by the market seeing the share price rise close to C$3. New Pacific have had a great year on the markets with share price doubling as the Company has released set up agreements and released results from its drill campaigns and has done especially well as silver has climbed in recent months.

Carube Copper Corp. (TSXV:CUC) (“Carube”) and Latin America Resource Group (“LARG”) have announced intent to merge, which would see Carube incorporating the Jasperoide Copper-Gold Project, located in the highly prospective Andahuaylas-Yauri belt of Peru, into its portfolio. It will be a great boost for LARG shareholders and is just the project Carube have been searching for in the region. One to keep an eye on!

Rio 2 Limited (TSX-V: RIO; OTCQX: RIOFF; BVL: RIO) has closed a $25 million private placement which saw 62,500,000 units (a share and 1/2 purchase warrant) issued at $0.40. The raise will be invested into to the Company’s Fenix Gold project in Chile to complete the EIA, engineering studies and review of financing options for future construction, permitting and social activities.

AFTERMATH SILVER (TSX:AAG.H) had a positive reaction to the announcement it would be increasing its private placement up from 18.7 million units to 25, with its stock price bouncing up 20% on Friday. The company is building on the resources at the Challacollo and Cachinal projects in Chile through exploration programs.

ATICO MINING (TSX-V:ATY; OTC:ATCMF) has announced plans to acquire TOACHI MINING (TSX-V:TIM; OTC:TIMGF) which will add the La Plata project in Ecuador to the company’s El Roble mine in Colombia. The agreement will create an interesting value proposition for shareholders, with Toachi shareholders seeing an approx. 49% premium.

Great Panther (TSX: GPR; NYSE American: GPL) has approved a positive production decision for its Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Peru, with commercial production looking likely to begin within the first half 2020. The decision was bolstered by the recent Bulk Sample Program, confirming assumptions made in the PEA. The production will be an important addition to the company’s other operations in Mexico and Brazil.

Orestone Mining (TSX:ORS) has started exploration at its Chile Resguardo copper-gold porphyry project where it has an option to earn 100%. For 2019 the exploration program will consist of geophysics to better define IP chargeability anomaly and test further southwestern extension, followed by drilling.

Hot Chili Limited (ASX:HCH) is known for its Productora project in Chile, and now the recent drill results at its Cortadera deposit has brought added value to the company. The drill results topped the global charts with 622m grading 0.6% copper and 0.2g/t gold from 204m depth including a New High Grade Zone comprising: 188m grading 0.9% copper and 0.4g/t gold from 516m depth which includes: 100m grading 1.0% copper and 0.5g/t gold from 530m depth. MD, Christian Easterday compares grade and depth of mineralization in new zone to Solgold’s Cascabel.