Harry Winston Diamond’s (HW-T, HWD-N) first-quarter earnings of fiscal 2013 tripled to US$11.6 million on higher rough diamond sales and stronger retail performance, but missed analysts’ expectations. For the quarter ended April 30,…
Quaterra Resources (QTA-V, QMM-X) has taken a step closer to near-term production at its MacArthur project, a fully stripped porphyry copper-oxide property in western Nevada’s historic Yerington copper district.A preliminary economic…
Cashed-up gold producer Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has taken a step back from the development threshold on its Joanna gold property 20 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The company made the decision following a lukewarm feasibility study on a…
Vancouver-based Trevali Mining (TV-T, TREVF-Q) is getting closer to launching Peru’s next polymetallic mine with a little help from a well-known player in the metal game: Glencore International (GLEN-L).The two companies plan to have…
A softening platinum market is taking a bite out of miners as companies face shrinking margins and production challenges, especially in South Africa’s prolific Bushveld complex, which accounts for 72% of global platinum output.The…
Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is focusing on developing its two advanced-stage projects in the country’s southeastern region.Its top priority is the wholly owned Cotabambas copper-gold project,…
As with many resource-rich developing countries, there can be tensions in Peru between pro-mining interests and affected local communities. Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L) is stuck in the middle of such a dispute as regional…
Of Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) $125-million budgeted for exploration this year — a 10% increase over 2011 — about $29.5 million, or 23%, is earmarked for northern Chile, where it owns 100% of the high-grade El Penon…
VANCOUVER — Just days after taking the keys from mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian gold outfit Banro Corp. (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays during the comissioning of its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit mine 45 km southwest of Bukavu…
Centerra Gold (CG-T) plunged more than 30% as the Kyrgyz parliament debated the fate of the company’s Kumtor gold project in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, while investors worried about the possibility of Centerra losing its mining licence.
Golden Reign Resources (GRR-V) is looking to do its part to help return Nicaragua to its former vaunted status in the gold world.
Uranerz Energy Corp. (URZ-T, URZ-X, URZ-N) says it has discovered a new uranium trend on its Monument project, just 24 kilometres southeast of where the company is building its first in-situ recovery uranium mine at the Nichols Ranch project in…
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