Brigus bringing Grey Fox to maturity
Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-N) looks to have a bigger Grey Fox on its hands than it originally anticipated.
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Silver Bull doubles Sierra Mojada silver count
VANCOUVER – Eight months, 16,700 metres of drilling, and 400 channel samples later, Silver Bull Resources (SVB-T) has doubled the silver resource at its Sierra Mojada project in Coahuila, Mexico.
Luna’s gold is Sandstorm’s gain
Luna Gold’s (LGC-T) Aurizona gold mine in Brazil is looking more robust all the time and that is good news to two sets of shareholders.
Customs hold-up has Barrick investors on edge
Gold from Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently baptized Pueblo Viejo mine is being held up by customs in the Dominican Republic, but it appears a resolution is at hand.
Endeavour reports record earnings, output
VANCOUVER – A day after announcing it achieved record earnings in 2012, Endeavour Silver (EDR-T) inked a deal to sell bonus concentrate from its over-achieving Bolanitos mine to local Mexican smelters in a move that positions the producer…
Capstone polishes off another reliable year
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based copper producer Capstone Mining (CR-T) continues to be one of the strong stories in mid-tier base metal production. The company released its annual results on March 13, which underline a strong…
Endeavour works to win market favour
Endeavour Mining (EDV-T, EVR-A) has its own way of dealing with recent stingy market valuations for gold companies: put its head down and dig.
Labrador Iron to get $30M from Tata Steel
Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is expecting to receive $30 million from India’s Tata Steel as part of an alliance it recently entered with the company’s subsidiary to create cost synergies in the Labrador Trough region,…
Firestone eyes quick start-up in Guatemala
VANCOUVER — There’s only five years of defined resources at Torlon Hill, but a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the zinc-lead-silver project in Guatemala suggests that owner Firestone Ventures (FV-V) could build a mine at…
Selwyn turns the page after eight years at Howard’s Pass
VANCOUVER — It has been quite a ride for Vancouver-based junior Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) since it acquired a 100% stake in the Howard’s Pass zinc-lead project in the eastern Yukon from a Placer Dome joint venture in 2005. The story…
Friedland works his magic at the PDAC
Legendary mining promoter Robert Friedland is looking to strike it big again — this time with Ivanplats’ (IVP-T) high-grade precious and base metals projects in Africa.
Wesdome to put Kiena on care and maintenance
VANCOUVER — Shares of Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) took a tumble following news that the company is suspending activities at its Kiena underground gold mine in Val-d’Or, Que. The company announced on March 8 that it…