LatAm miners unhappy with costs, survey says
Latin American miners gave low grades to equipment manufacturers in a recent survey by data and intelligence firm Timetric.
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Wenco wins work at Siberian gold mine
Polyus Gold (LSE: POLG) has tapped Wenco International Mining Systems to provide high-precision guidance for shovels and drills at its Blagodatnoye gold mine in eastern Siberia. The technology will be installed by the end of 2015.
Letter to the editor: PM Harper at the PDAC
Stephen Harper is the only Canadian prime minister to ever attend the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. As a show of respect on election day Oct. 19, he’ll have my vote.
Commentary: African expatriate salaries continue to fall
Expatriate salary benchmarks in Africa are trending downward with a 10% drop in base salaries over the past year, according to research by our firm Globe 24-7, an African-specialist human resources consultancy.
Red Pine recruits veteran advisors Watson, Franklin, Desrochers for Wawa project
At the end of August, Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) completed its earn-in for a 30% stake in the Wawa gold project, which hosts eight past-producing gold mines with average grades of 8.9 grams gold per tonne, 2 km southeast of…
Richmont goes deep at Island Gold mine
At a time when many companies are putting exploration plans on hold to weather the downturn in metals markets, Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) is doing exactly the opposite.
Goldstrike strikes again at Plateau South in Yukon
VANCOUVER — Goldstrike Resources (TSXV: GSR) is gaining traction over a new gold district at its Plateau South project, 300 km east of Dawson City, Yukon, as recent drilling has expanded its high-grade gold targets.
Premier’s Downie bullish on Hasaga in Red Lake
VANCOUVER — Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is taking a new approach to exploration at its past-producing Hasaga gold property in the prolific Red Lake mining district of northwestern Ontario, and Ewan Downie, president and…
Kirkland Lake benefits from high grades at SMC
VANCOUVER — Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KGI; LSE: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) quarterly results reveal that it has two advantages at its Macassa gold complex in northeastern Ontario: higher grades at its South Mine Complex (SMC), and a…
Detour Gold surmounting weak gold prices, CEO says
VANCOUVER — Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) is picking up momentum at its Detour Lake gold mine, 300 km northeast of Timmins, as the company anticipates first-ever positive cash flows since the operation reached commercial…
Treasury Metals upgrades Goliath resource
Ahead of a feasibility study due before year-end, Treasury Metals (TSX: TML; US-OTC: TSRMF) has increased by 44% the measured and indicated resources of its Goliath gold project near Dryden in northern Ontario.
Outotec acquires Sudbury’s Kovit, Biomin’s bioleaching technology
In two separate deals, Finnish mining services provider Outotec (HEL: OTE1V) is buying Sudbury-based tailings management specialist Kovit Engineering and Biomin South Aftica for its gold processing technology.