Highland Copper to acquire White Pine
Highland Copper (TSXV: HI; US-OTC: HDRSF) is expanding its footprint in northern Michigan with the acquisition of the White Pine copper project, 100 km southwest of its Keweenaw copper project.
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Kinross sees earnings decline despite strong production
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is trying its best to adjust to precious-metal markets, but lower-than-anticipated gold prices keep cutting into the company’s earnings. Kinross has, however, taken…
B2Gold stays strong through typhoon turmoil
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) may have escaped the worst of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, but it isn’t forgetting those who didn’t.
Semafo good to go with Siou and Fofina
Authorities in Burkina Faso have given Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) the go-ahead to develop its Siou and Fofina gold deposits sooner than expected.
Trevali poised to benefit from zinc’s revival
VANCOUVER — In a market where raising even a few million dollars is tough, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is busy filling a $46-million bought-deal financing, adding to a balance sheet that in the last 14 months already saw $16…
Tahoe builds on success
The Escobal silver project in Guatemala produced its first metals concentrate on Sept. 30, shipped its first concentrate to smelters on Oct. 15 and is on track to hit full production at the 3,500-tonne-per-day level by the first quarter of…
TSX and TSXV warrants
The following are mining-related warrants trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Dalradian nails key permit at Curraghinalt
A permit application for underground exploration development at Dalradian Resources’ (TSX: DNA) high-grade Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland has been approved.
Commentary: Resource nationalism and mining reforms could mean more international disputes
Ernst & Young listed resource nationalism as the number-one risk threatening the mining sector in 2013 — a sharp increase over five years ago, when resource nationalism appeared at the bottom of Ernst & Young’s top-10 list…
Editorial: The Cliffs Notes on the Ring of Fire
Dear Ontario, there’s been way too much off-base and irresponsible commentary in the province about Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to shelve its Ring of Fire Chromite project. And so, in the spirit of afternoon reality TV and…
Azincourt CEO talks Peruvian uranium acquisitions
VANCOUVER — Though junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ; US-OTC: AZURF) is a relatively new arrival to the exploration game — the company completed its listing prospectus in April 2012 — it has made waves by locking down a…
TSX Venture Exchange, Nov. 18-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 1.92 points during the trading sessions before closing at 932.15, which marked the third straight weekly loss for the exchange. Uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve’s stimulus…