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Great Western's Steenkampskraal project in South Africa. Source: Great Western Minerals

Great Western reveals PEA for South African REE mine

VANCOUVER — It has been a busy start to the year for Saskatoon-based rare earth outfit Great Western Minerals (GWG-V) and its past-producing Steenkampskraal project located roughly 350 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. The company…


Galane grows Mupane gold count little by little

VANCOUVER – Bigger may be better, but Galane Gold (GG-V) is showing that a small gold operation can keep a company profitable and fund the exploration programs needed to continually add new ounces to its gold resource count.



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.


The processing plant for Luna Gold's  Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. Source: Luna Gold

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.



Silver production at the Guanacevi mine in Durango state. Source: Endeavour Silver

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…


Geologists study drill core at Endeavour's Hound project in  Burkina Faso. Source: Endeavour Mining

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.


Railroad tracks at Labrador Iron Mines' Howse deposit near Schefferville, Quebec. Source: Labrador Iron Mines

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…


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