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Arena Minerals' Atacama copper property in Antofagasta, Chile. Source: Arena Minerals

Arena attracts JOGMEC, B2Gold

Since the beginning of the year, prospect-generator Arena Minerals (TSXV: AN) — whose shares traded at only 17¢ at press time — has enticed two heavyweight players in the mining industry to sign option agreements on parts…


Drillers at work at Endeavour Mining's Agbaou gold mine, 80 km south of Yamoussoukro, Cte d'Ivoire. Source: Endeavour Mining

Endeavour hits pay dirt at Agbaou

VANCOUVER — West Africa-focused Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has been on the hunt for valuable oxide resources at its flagship Agbaou gold mine, 80 km south of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, and exploration results…


Outcropping SST formation rocks at Select Sands' Sandtown frac sand project in Arkansas. Source: Select Sands

Ex-gold explorer dives into Select Sands

Select Sands’ (TSXV: SNS; OTC: CLICF) president and CEO Rasool Mohammad has chosen silica “frac” sand over gold, and hopes his bet will pay off with success at the junior’s frac sand Sandtown property in Arkansas, where…


Crushed ore moves on conveyors to be processed in the mill at Hudbay Minerals' Constancia copper-moly-silver mine in Peru, one of Silver Wheaton's silver streams. Source: Hudbay Minerals

Silver Wheaton posts strong Q2 results

Canadian streaming company Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) posted record quarterly production of nearly 11 million equivalent oz. silver in the three months ended June 30, and for the first time ever, notched quarterly sales…




Workers at a drill site at NexGen Energy's Arrow uranium project in northern Saskatchewan. Source: Nexgen Energy

NexGen triples Arrow deposit in the Athabasca

VANCOUVER — There’s no sign of slowing down for junior explorer NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE) at its Arrow uranium deposit in the southwestern part of the Athabasca basin in northern Saskatchewan, as recent drilling has tripled the…



Robert Friedland, Ivanhoe Mines' executive chairman and founder.

Friedland: Mining companies ‘priced for Armageddon’

VANCOUVER — Vanguard executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Robert Friedland took to the stage at the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in late July, and delivered a talk about why he believes copper…


Three geologists look toward the Voisey's Bay  open pit mine. Photo by Joshua Duggan (CC 2.0).

Vale green-lights underground mine at Voisey’s Bay

The natural resources industry of Newfoundland and Labrador — beaten down as it is by the steep decline in iron ore and oil prices — has received a most welcome board-level confirmation from Vale that it will indeed pursue…



Eldorado invests $15M in Integra

VANCOUVER — Integra Gold’s (TSX-V: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) performance at its Lamaque gold project in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt, 3 km from the city of Val-d’Or, Quebec, has attracted international miner Eldorado Gold…


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