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Duluth, Antofagasta go big on the South Kawishiwi

Toronto-based Duluth Metals (DM-T) and 40% joint-venture partner Antofagasta (ANTO-L) can claim to hold one of the largest pollymetallic sulphide deposits following a resource update on the Twin Metals project near Ely, Minn. Duluth announced…


Double Trouble for Taseko

The holiday season has been rough for Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X), which is facing a potential strike at its operating mine and a new setback in the seemingly endless effort to permit its new mine.


Drillers at Brixton Metals' Thorn gold project in British Columbia. Source: Brixton Metals

Brixton finds high-grade silver at Thorn in BC

Vancouver-based explorer Brixton Metals (BBB-V) can barely contain its excitement over the silver-equivalent grades it has been cutting at its Thorn pollymetallic project, 130 km southwest of Atlin in northwestern B.C. The company followed up…


Drilling equipment at Stonegate Agricom's Paris Hills phosphate project in southeastern Idaho. Source: Stonegate Agricom

That’s hot: Paris Hills takes star turn for Stonegate

Stonegate Agricom (ST-T) has stepped closer to bringing its Paris Hills phosphate project in Idaho on stream, potentially by late 2014, with a positive feasibility study outlining a bigger and better project than previously thought.



Workers underground at the Ocampo mine. Source: AuRico Gold

AuRico announces share buy-back

Flush with US$750 million in cash from the sale to Minera Frisco (MSNFY-O) of its Ocampo mine and  adjacent exploration projects Venus and Los Jarros in Mexico’s Chihuahua state and its 50% interest in Orion, an advanced exploration…


Silver Standard's Pitarilla silver project. Source: Silver Standard

[Update] Silver Standard sees bright future at Pitarrilla

After repositioning Silver Standard as a well-funded firm with a strong management team and a sole operating mine in Argentina, Silver Standard Resources’ (SSO-T, SSRI-N) president and CEO John Smith says, “Now we are getting the…


A drill platform at Inmet's Cobre Panama project. Source: Inmet Mining

First Quantum offers $5.1B in sweetened bid for Inmet

First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has stepped up its game for Inmet Mining (IMN-T) with a hostile $5.1-billion takeover offer in hopes of winning over Inmet shareholders after failing twice to entice the company’s board in recent…


A worker taking notes at Kaminak Gold's Coffee property. Source: Kaminak Gold

Kaminak gains ground on back of maiden resource

VANCOUVER — It has been a promising five days for shareholders of Vancouver-based explorer Kaminak Gold (KAM-V). The company has seen its share price rise roughly 44% since Dec. 10 — jumping 44¢ before closing out the week at…


Berlin project has room to grow

Revenue from by-products phosphate, vanadium and yttrium will more than pay for the mining and extraction of uranium oxide at U308 Corp.’s (UWE-T, UWEFF-O) Berlin project in Colombia, according to a preliminary economic assessment.




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