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Capstone’s Minto will live to produce through 2022

VANCOUVER — A lot has changed since Vancouver-based producer Capstone Mining (CS-T) kick-started production at its Minto open-pit copper mine 240-km-north of Whitehorse in 2007. At the time the mine had an eight-year life and a throughput…


Chile, Peru must meet energy challenges as mining booms

VANCOUVER — The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are firmly established as the top copper producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number one spot with annual production clocking in at roughly 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in…


Edgewater secures $120M financing for Corcoesto

VANCOUVER — Edgewater Exploration (EDW-V) has secured in principle a $120 million debt financing for its flagship Corcoesto gold project in Spain as it moves the project towards production.



Silver Predator’s Taylor project doesn’t disappoint

Results from the first fourteen of twenty-five drill holes from its 2012 exploration program at its flagship Taylor project in Nevada sent shares of Silver Predator (SPD-T) up 35% to 25¢ a share on 7,300 shares traded. 



Geologist Waisale Kuruisaravi with core samples at Lion One Metals' Tuvatu gold project in Fiji. Photo by Lion One Metals

Lion One’s defining year in Fiji’s gold fields

While many juniors find current market conditions difficult to bear, Lion One Metals (LIO-V) is brimming with optimism and bracing itself for a bountiful year.Such bullishness can be attributed to the company’s enviable position…


Kinross grapples with Tasiast

Unpopular mergers are behind some tough news for two of Canada’s largest gold miners.On the same day that Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) top manager was ousted partly for his role in a share-price-depressing takeover,…



Sabina’s PEA paints a rosy picture at Back River

A recent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Sabina Gold & Silver’s (SBB-T) Back River has sketched a favourable prospect, highlighting high grades and lower-than-expected start-up costs for the gold project in…


Facilities at Centamin's Sukari gold mine in Egypt, 700 km southeast of Cairo. Photo by Centamin

Centamin’s upgrades a ray of sunshine at Sukari

Shareholders of Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (CEE-T) have gotten a welcome bit of good news with the the company releasing an upgraded open-pit plan for its flagship Sukari gold mine in southeastern Egypt, some 700 km south of Cairo near…


Editorial: Gold pivots on Wisconsin vote

The first week of June was a watershed moment in U.S. politics that will likely spill over into how the greenback and gold are valued. On June 5, public-sector unions suffered a major defeat at the ballot box in lefty Wisconsin, of all places…


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