Guatemala is the northernmost country in Central America, located just to the south of Mexico. It’s the largest Central American country in terms of population. Due to Guatemala’s 30-year civil war and civil unrest spanning from 1960-1996, the country was unable to live up to its substantial mining potential over the past decades. Mining in […]
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Prospecting and Mining for Gold in Argentina
Argentina is the third largest producer of gold in South America, succeeding Peru and Brazil respectively. Even the name of Argentina gives a humble suggestion of the riches contained in the country. Argentina derives its name from the Latin word ‘argentum’, meaning silver. The word is associated with the legend of the silver mountains, which […]