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An aerial view of KWG Resources' mining camp at the Big Daddy project, located in the McFaulds Lake area, in the Ring of Fire. Credit: KWG Resources

Editorial: Ring of Fire funding – A Wynne-win?

In a rare turn, mining has emerged as an issue in a provincial election campaign in Ontario: the ruling Liberal party is promising to unilaterally pump up to $1 billion into infrastructure development in the remote Ring of Fire chromite camp in…


Centerra threatens to shut down Kumtor

Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) said that it would start shutting down its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan if it doesn’t receive approval for its 2014 mine plan and related operating permits by June 13.


Skyharbour scores with 100% acquisition of Way Lake

During the fourteen years Rick Kusmirski worked at JNR Resources, the former Cameco Corp. (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) geologist headed exploration teams that discovered two significant uranium deposits in Saskatchewan’s eastern Athabasca Basin: the…



Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver mine, 70 km southeast of Guatemala City, which produced 4.1 million oz. silver in the first quarter. Credit: Tahoe Resources

Tahoe posts profitable Q1

After reaching commercial production on Jan. 14, the Escobal silver mine in Guatemala enjoyed a profitable first quarter, Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) reports. 


A helicopter at Balmoral Resources' Martiniere gold property in Quebec's Abitibi region. Credit: Balmoral Resources

Balmoral shares surge on Bug Lake results

Shares of Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) surged 21% to $1.04, with 4.6 million shares trading hands after the junior reported an intercept of 1,138 grams gold per tonne over 4.9 metres, including 9,710 grams gold over 0.57 metre…


Geologists examining maps at Continental Gold's Buritic project in Colombia. Credit: Continental Gold

Resource grows at Continental’s Buritic in Colombia

Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) has updated the resource estimate for the two major vein systems at its Buritica gold project in Colombia. Both systems are characterized by multiple, steeply dipping veins and broader, more…


Barrick’s Arturo project gets go ahead from BLM

It took nearly five years, but the Bureau of Land Management has issued a positive record of decision (ROD) on the final environmental impact statement (EIS) allowing Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) to restart and expand a past-producing…


The camp at Arianne Phosphate's Lac  Paul phosphate project in Quebec. Credit: Arianne Phosphate

Arianne Phosphate grows Lac Paul

Arianne Phosphate (TSXV: DAN; US-OTC: DRRSF) says one of the world’s largest greenfield phosphate-rock projects has just gotten bigger, with near-surface inferred resources added from the Lac à Paul deposit’s Nicole zone in…


Dominion Diamond's majority owned Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Dominion Diamond/Brosha Photography

Dominion Diamond’s sparkling start in fiscal 2015

Toronto-based Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) reported a strong operational start to the year, with higher-than-expected diamond production, sales and average prices for its first quarter of fiscal 2015.



Discussing plans at the Enchi gold project in Ghana. Credit: Featherstone Capital

[Update] Edgewater moves to consolidate Enchi project

VANCOUVER — Eight months ago junior Edgewater Exploration (TSXV: EDW) was hit with a permitting delay at its flagship Corcoesto gold project 35 km due southwest of the port city of La Coruna in Spain. Edgewater had been hoping to…


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