Strike freezes production at Mandalay’s Cerro Bayo mine
Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND) has suspended operations at its Cerro Bayo silver-gold mine in southern Chile, after unionized workers went on strike.
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Integra turns to crowdsourcing to find more gold
Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) is getting creative with the treasure trove of data it acquired last year when it bought the past-producing Sigma-Lamaque mine and mill, near its Lamaque South gold project in Val-d’Or, Que.
Molycorp strikes restructuring deal with creditors
In the first quarter of 2015, Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) reported higher production volumes from its Mountain Pass rare earth facility in California, and yet posted negative cash flow from operating activities of US$73 million and a loss attributable…
GoviEx pushes Madaouela on the permitting front
GoviEx Uranium (CSE: GXU) is quietly advancing its large Madaouela uranium project, and expects to receive a mining permit by year-end, or early 2016.
Iamgold cuts production outlook due to Westwood rock bursts
Toronto-based gold producer Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has trimmed its 2015 company-wide production forecast by 5% due to a “localized seismic event” at its Quebec-based Westwood gold mine.
Antioquia to proceed with underground mine at Cisneros
For a penny stock, Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD; US-OTC: AGDXF) sure has a lot of firepower behind it.
MDRU sheds light on gold in the Yukon
VANCOUVER — When Underworld Resources, now Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), found the White Gold deposit in 2008 — a gold-only system near the prolific Klondike placer gold fields, 95 km south of Dawson City — it swept the…
Letter to the editor: Women in mining a complex issue
Lesley Stokes’ commentary last week entitled “Gratitude for women pioneers” is a thoughtful insight and response to the letter published a week earlier, “Daughters: Avoid geology or mining as a career.”
Red Pine Exploration updates resource at Wawa project
Like many other juniors in today’s depressed commodities market, Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) seems to have a lot more going for it than its 4¢ share price would suggest.
Rubicon Minerals advances Phoenix on two fronts
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) has poured the first gold at its Phoenix gold project in Red Lake, Ont., and expects to complete the commissioning phase of the mill in early July.
Pure Gold advances exploration at Madsen
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; US-OTC: LRTNF) has started a mid-year exploration program at its Madsen gold project in Ontario’s prolific Red Lake gold district, after encouraging results from its 5,000-metre drill program.
Perseverance pays off for Avnel at Kalana in Mali
VANCOUVER — It’s been over a decade of preparation for Avnel Gold Mining (TSX: AVK) at its Kalana Main deposit in southwestern Mali, but now the company is on a path towards turning the small, former Soviet-run underground gold mine…