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B2Gold ups its presence in Nicaragua
B2Gold (BTO-T) is increasing its foothold in Nicaragua by taking full ownership of its joint-venture gold properties, and earning into two more projects.
Lundin to bring Touro back to its copper roots
Lundin Mining (LUN-T) wants to give an old copper mine in Spain its identity back.
Fission Energy grows in the Athabasca
With grades over 10 times the global average, the Athabasca basin is home to some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, and one junior is looking to lock-up a significant amount of that prospectiveness for itself.
Rodren Drilling pitches in to help out Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg
In the mining business, daily news often involves drill results, production guidance and stock movement. But when Winnipeg-based exploration diamond driller Rodren Drilling pledges to donate up to $1 million over five years to the…
VMS Ventures looking to repeat Reed success
Manitoba’s Flin Flon greenstone belt has been yielding high-grade copper and zinc from its volcanogenic massive sulphide orebodies for almost 85 years, and VMS Ventures (VMS-V) thinks there’s a lot more mineralization to be found.
PotashCorp’s Q1 misses the mark
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan’s (POT-T, POT-N) first-quarter profits disappointed with lower potash sales, curtailed production and increased costs. But after trimming its 2012 earnings guidance, the Saskatoon-based company expects…
ESO Uranium digs into the Athabasca basin
Ben Ainsworth joined the board of Hathor Exploration in 2005 and served as vice-president of exploration during the junior’s development of its high-grade Roughrider uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, about…
Agnico-Eagle gets its groove back
Once a company achieves upper mid-tier status, as Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has, it is faced with different problems.
Avanti secures $640M financing for Kitsault
Avanti Mining (AVT-V) has secured a much-needed major financing for its Kitsault molybdenum mine in northern B.C., with five lenders agreeing to provide up to $640 million in loans.
TomaGold shares jump 140% on Monster drill hole
Montreal-based TomaGold (LOT-V) has garnered a lot of attention following preliminary high-grade assay results on its Monster Lake gold property outside the town of Chibougamau, Que.
Centerra chops Kumtor’s output for 2012
Centerra Gold (CG-T) recently saw its shares plunge 15% after cutting its production forecast for the Kumtor gold mine owing to increased ice movement in the southeast section of the pit, which will restrict access to high-grade ore.