Ontario’s jackleg drilling champion crowned
This year’s North American Mining Expo in Sudbury featured a new attraction — the inaugural Ontario Jackleg Drilling Competition.
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Tamarack North delivers for Talon in Minnesota
Over the last two years, the management team at Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) looked at more than 700 projects before it found one that it believed could be a company-maker.
Gainey Capital aims to fast-track El Colomo
VANCOUVER — Over two years ago Gainey Capital (TSXV: GNC) CEO David Coburn saw promise in a private Mexican precious metal operation 135 km southeast of Mazatlan — along the border of the States of Nayarit and Durango…
Bear Creek keeps Corani on track, reduces costs
As Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM) works to produce an updated feasibility study for its flagship Corani silver–lead–zinc project in southern Peru by year-end, its efforts to reduce costs are already paying off.
Zenyatta advances Albany graphite project toward PEA
With a preliminary economic assessment on its Albany graphite project in northern Ontario due in the fourth quarter, Zenyatta Ventures (TSXV: ZEN; US-OTC: ZENYF) is nailing down the details of how the operation would work, including the…
Turnaround picks up steam for Kirkland Lake Gold
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) has come quite a way since its board set up a special committee in January to launch a strategic review of the company that included a potential sale.
At Phoenix in Red Lake, Rubicon says development risk is ‘behind us’
VANCOUVER — It’s been nearly three years since developer Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) started construction at its high-grade Phoenix gold mine in Ontario’s prolific Red Lake camp.
Broken Hammer funds Wallbridge’s exploration plans
It’s been a busy six months for Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF).
Robust economics in GoGold’s PEA for Santa Gertrudis
After clinching a deal earlier this year to secure Animas Resources and its past-producing Santa Gertrudis gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state, GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) outlining the…
Santacruz hopes to get San Felipe in production by 2016
VANCOUVER — Producer Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF) is sizing up a major boost in silver-equivalent output over the next few years, and a big part of that plan is its San Felipe asset located 130 km northeast of…
Dundee: Premier ‘living up to its name’
When it comes to development-stage assets, those offering a combination of higher-grade, simple mining and low-operating costs, and favourable jurisdictions are typically the ones that are acquired by larger producers, analysts at Dundee…
Detour gets a handle on head grades, struggles with mill rates
VANCOUVER — Miner Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) had a mixed second quarter, as it reported higher-than-anticipated head grades at its wholly owned Detour Lake operation in northeastern Ontario, but ongoing ramp-up…