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Drill Hole 4F5 from Zenyatta Ventures' Albany graphite project in northern Ontario. Credit: Zenyatta Ventures

Zenyatta sinks on Albany’s resource estimate

Zenyatta Ventures (TSXV: ZEN) has published its first resource estimate on its 100% Albany vein-type graphite deposit in the Arc of Fire region within northern Ontario’s Porcupine Mining district, sending its shares sliding.



Capstone Mining's Pinto Valley copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, 125 km east of Phoenix.  Credit: Capstone Mining

Capstone’s Pinto Valley ‘doing better than expected’

Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) shares got a boost after the Vancouver-based firm said its recently acquired Pinto Valley copper–molybdenum mine in Arizona could produce more than the targeted 22 million to 27 million lb. copper…



A worker takes measurements of rock samples. Credit: Macusani Yellowcake

Macusani hits PEA milestone in Peru

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based junior Macusani Yellowcake (TSXV: YEL; US-OTC: MCYWF) is one step closer to a production decision at its 900 sq. km uranium portfolio, which lies 180 km northwest of the city of Juliaca in southeastern Peru. On…



Teranga consolidates in Senegal

Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) finally has all of the Oromin Joint Venture Group (OJVG) in Senegal to itself.


An aerial view of New Gold's Blackwater gold project in British Columbia. Credit: New Gold

Blackwater looks far-off for New Gold

It looks as though New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) will have to wait for more robust gold prices to get its Blackwater project into production.


Mining operations at Brigus Gold's Black Fox project in Ontario. Credit: Brigus Gold

Primero bids for Brigus Gold

VANCOUVER — It’s been just over two years since gold producer Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) was outbid for the Young–Davidson gold mine in Ontario by AuRico Gold (TSX: AUG, NYSE: AUQ), but the company…


BHP closes nickel mine as prices rise

At a time when investors are getting more bullish about nickel prices BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LON: BLT; ASX: BHP) has decided to close one of its key nickel mines in Australia.


Russian billionaire acquires Mercator

VANCOUVER — Struggling copper producer Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML) has reportedly been on the market since late September, and the company found a suitor in Intergeo MMC — a Russian-based resource company controlled by…


Logging core at the Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe outlines major copper mine at Kamoa

VANCOUVER — Years ago, he called Voisey’s Bay a game-changer for the global nickel game. After that he labelled Oyu Tolgoi a world-class copper project. Only a few weeks ago he called a high-grade platinum, palladium, rhodium and…


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