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Argonaut exceeds expectations

Shares of Argonaut Gold (AR-T) jumped nearly 5% to $10.09 after the company reported production results for the fourth quarter and for all of 2012.


A drill site at Dalradian Resources' Tyrone gold project, 120 km west of Belfast, Ireland. Source: Dalradian Resources

Dalradian finds gold in Northern Ireland’s hills

Focusing its exploration efforts in an established, low-risk mining jurisdiction is paying off for Toronto-based Dalradian Resources (DNA-T). The company has already outlined a multi-million ounce gold resource at its Curraghinalt deposit, 120…


Pan American Silver's Dolores silver-gold mine in northern Mexico. Credit: Pan American Silver.

Pan American to produce more silver, gold in 2013

Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) had a strong year in 2012, helped by record silver and gold output in the fourth quarter, and it’s forecasting 2013 will be another “record setting-production year.” 



Drilling at Asante Gold's Fahiakoba gold project in central Ghana. Source: Asante Gold

Asante Gold has a history of success in Ghana

At first glance Vancouver-based Asante Gold (ASE-V) appears similar to a number of junior explorers hoping to make the next discovery in Ghana. Take a closer look, however, and one difference emerges: Asante is the next project for…




Facilities at Semafo's Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso. Source: Semafo Inc.

Semafo sees lower grades at Mana

West Africa-focused gold miner Semafo (SMF-T) has unveiled a more modest guidance for 2013, reflecting the lower anticipated grades and higher costs at its flagship Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso. For the year Semafo is guiding production of…



The Bloom Lake iron mine in Quebec in 2010 which was purchased by Cliffs Natural resources in 2011. Source: Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines

Cliffs to take major hit in Q4

Two years ago when Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) acquired Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines and its Bloom Lake mine for US$4.97 billion, many critics argued the Cleveland-based company had overpaid.



Delegates touring booths at AME BC's Roundup 2013. Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Roundup 2013: BC’s mining and exploration scene in 2012

VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in BC, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while the details…


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