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A drill site near Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa gold mine in northern Ontario. Credit: Kirkland Lake Gold

Kirkland Lake drills new gold zones at South Mine

VANCOUVER — Aggressive drilling has paid off for producer Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) at its Macassa and South Mine Complex (SMC) in Kirkland Lake, Ont., with the company expanding gold mineralized zones…



Robbie Grubbs, environmental engineer, collects baseline ground water samples at Rare Element Resources' Bear Lodge REE property, in support of the Wyoming project's environmental impact statement, currently underway. Credit: Rare Element Resources

Rare Element sees ‘significant change’ in REE markets

VANCOUVER — It’s been over two years since U.S.-based Rare Element Resources (TSX: RES; NYSE-MKT: REE) released an economic study on its Bear Lodge rare earth minerals property in northeastern Wyoming, and according…


First Majestic Silver's La Encantada silver mine in northern Mexico. Credit: First Majestic Silver

First Majestic Silver deepens its Mexican roots

After founding First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM) in 1992 and putting together the early team that was responsible for the company’s first acquisitions in Africa, Keith Neumeyer felt it was time to move on.  The year was…


Fortuna Silver Mines' San Jose silver-gold mine, 47 km south of the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Credit: Fortuna Silver Mines

Expanded San Jose mine has more to give Fortuna Silver

Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) expects its San Jose mine in Mexico will produce 4 million oz. silver and 30,400 oz. gold this year, up from the 2.5 million oz. silver and 19,031 oz. gold it churned out in 2013.


Impact Silver's Capire silver mine, which was suspended in February. Credit: Impact Silver

Impact Silver aims to survive, then thrive

VANCOUVER — It’s been a tough six months for Mexico-focused producer Impact Silver (TSXV: IPT; US-OTC: ISVLF), with falling precious metal prices and declining mill grades leading to net losses totalling US$2.3 million over the…


Processing facilities at Santacruz Silver Mining's s Rosario silver-gold-zinc-lead mine in Mexico. Credit: Santacruz Silver Mining

Santacruz ramps up its Rosario mine

Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ) is eyeing production growth in Mexico with a ramp up at its Rosario silver–gold–zinc–lead mine.


A drill rig in 2006 at the Hatu gold project in China's Xinjiang province. Credit: Dynasty Gold

Dynasty Gold fights to retain assets in China

Vancouver-based Dynasty Gold (TSXV: DYG) was one of the first Canadian juniors to explore for gold in China. It entered into a cooperative joint-venture in December 2003 with a Chinese state-owned enterprise to explore for gold…


Project geologist Jared Tarswell (left) and Rockhaven Resources CEO Matt Turner at the Klaza gold-silver project in central Yukon. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Rockhaven has high hopes for Klaza in Yukon

CARMACKS, YUKON — Rockhaven Resources (TSXV: RK) is not the first, second, or even third company to explore the Klaza project in central Yukon, but it is the first company to find what the others had sought: epithermal gold and silver.


Eagle Mountain geologists working on core from the 2011-2012 drilling campaign. Credit: Goldsource Mines

Goldsource keeping it simple with Eagle Mountain PEA

VANCOUVER — When Goldsource Mines (TSXV: GXS; US-OTC: GXSFF) picked up the Eagle Mountain gold property in Guyana in May, chief operating officer Eric Fier and CEO Scott Drever highlighted that the project’s saprolite…



Ousted Cliffs CEO to receive US$11M payment

Struggling iron ore and coal miner Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) will have to make close to $28 million in severance payments to executives and other key staff that have been turfed following a proxy battle.


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