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Record Gross Sales Revenue of $352.5 million, Net Earnings of $60.4 million ($0.20 per share), Cash Flow from Operating Activities of $86.4 million (All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified) VANCOUVER, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Capstone Mining Corp. ("Capstone") (TSX: CS) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011. Net earnings for the year were $60.4 million and cash flow from operating activities was $86.4 million. Net earnings for...
[ Video 1 ] | [ Video 2 ] VST captures collisions in young galaxy cluster The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile has imaged a fascinating collection of interacting galaxies in the Hercules galaxy cluster. The sharpness of the new picture, and the hundreds of galaxies captured in great detail in less than three hours of observations, attest to the great power of the VST and its huge camera OmegaCAM to explore the nearby Universe. The Hercules galaxy...
THORNHILL, ON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Communication system developer VITAL ALERT COMMUNICATION INC. has successfully demonstrated its CanaryLink Through-The-Earth Communication(TM) system (formerly known as the C1000) in an active mining operation in Chile, its first field testing of the device outside of North America. The testing was completed in January 2012 at the underground Mandalay Resources Cerro Bayo Mine, a silver and gold operation outside of Chile Chico in...
THUNDER BAY, ON and VALLENAR, CHILE, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Red Metal Resources Ltd. (OTCBB:RMES), a mineral exploration company with copper-gold assets in Chile, today announced that it will be exhibiting at the 2012 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange Red Metal invites all interested parties to visit us at booth # 3024 in the Investors Exchange. PDAC 2012 takes place from March 4 to...
TSX-V: IRN VANCOUVER, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Iron Creek Capital Corp. (TSX-V: IRN - "Iron Creek") is pleased to report results from the drilling program carried out at its wholly owned Pampa Sur silver-gold project in northern Chile (see news release dated November 7(th), 2011). The principal targets of the program are low-sulphidation, epithermal precious metals quartz veins of a type similar to those found at Yamana's El Peñon mine located along trend some 40km to the...
In a dramatic match, Chile beat Switzerland 1-0 to become the first national team from outside Europe to win the Hattrick World Cup. The trophy is the most prestigious prize of this online football manager game, which attracts more than 600 000 active users from all over the world. "We are very happy in Chile for this win!" says Enrique Espina, the 25 year old coach of the Chilean national team. "It was a very tough game, we played against a very strong squad and a very good...
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Toxi Corporation, multi-national producer of premium bottled glacier ice, ICE, announced today that they are moving their production facilities out of Santiago, Chile effective immediately. The move follows a recent unlawful interruption by the local authorities of the company's drilling operations on the Jorge Mott glacier in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. Authorities detained several tons of ICE, compromising its purity in...
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mustang Alliances Inc (OTCBB: MSTG) ("Mustang") is pleased to provide a status update on the Honduran mining law. The Committees of the National Congress of Honduras have finished writing a report on the new Mining Law and have submitted a draft of the Mining Law to the Congress for approval. During the process of preparing the document, the committee that worked on it met with environmental groups, the mining sector and the authorities...
LONDON, PARIS, MUNICH and BRUSSELS, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkey, Morocco, Bulgaria, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala and South Korea join the Egencia Global Alliance Egencia(R), an Expedia, Inc. company, has today announced that it has expanded its global footprint by seven new countries, providing travel management services to clients in Turkey, Morocco, Bulgaria, South Korea, Colombia, Chile, and Guatemala. The Egencia...
EGANA, Chile, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- tvsdesign, a global, Atlanta-based architectural and interior design firm, has partnered with long-time client, Mall Plaza, to design and build Santiago's newest retail destination: Mall Plaza Egana, a new construction mall which will open in 2013. Mall Plaza Egana is one of four retail projects tvsdesign is creating for developer and mall operator, Mall Plaza, that will set a new standard for progressive and sophisticated retail in Chile....
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The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys elegans) can be found in Chile and possibly Argentina at altitudes between sea level and 8,202 feet. It prefers a wide variety of habitats including brushlands, riverbanks, and cloud forests. This species occurs in arid habitats, which is not typical to mouse opossums. The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum can reach an average body length of up to 4.7 inches, with a tail length between 4.5 and 5.5 inches. The fur color of this species varies...
Image Caption: Chilean Sea Urchin, Loxechinus albus. Credit: Dentren/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) The Chilean sea urchin (Loxechinus albus) is a species that can be found along the coastlines of Chile and Peru. It is typically found in shallow waters at or below the tide level, buried in sand or lying just on top of it. This species is often associated with Macrocystis pyrifera, a type of kelp. It is most often found in more open spaces. The Chilean sea urchin can reach an average width of...
Darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes), also known as Darwin's Zorro, is a small “false fox” in the Lycalopex genus. It is locally know as Zorro de Darwin or the Zorro Chilote. Its range is small and includes the Nahuelbuta National Park in Chile and Chiloé Island. It is thought that this species prefers a habitat in southern temperate rainforests, a habitat on which it is highly dependent. Darwin’s fox was first discovered by Charles Darwin in 1834 while he was on the Beagle survey...
The marine otter (Lontra feline) is a member of the weasel family, and can be found in South America. It prefers a habitat in rocky coastal areas, with a range that includes the entire coastline of Chile and extends to southern Peru and Argentina. It has been found on the Falkland Islands, but individuals here do not represent a constant population. Unlike other species of otter, the marine otter chooses to live near waters with high winds and swells. It may use caves and crevices as dens,...
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a rarely seen wild cat that can be found in Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. This cat shares a range with the Pampas cat, and it is thought to be thinly spread, with low genetic diversity. It prefers a habitat in montane forests with plenty of water, at elevations between 11,500 and 15,700 feet. The Andean mountain cat is small, reaching an average body length between twenty-two and twenty-five inches, with a tail length of up to nineteen...
