Seabridge goes deeper at KSM in BC
Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk says the company anticipates good news from the exploration program it has launched at its KSM gold–copper project in northwestern B.C.
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New ideas pan out for Mega Precious at Monument Bay
VANCOUVER — From new holes to old cores, and from gold to tungsten, Mega Precious Metals (TSXV: MGP; US-OTC: MPRXF) has been uncovering potential at the Monument Bay project in northeastern Manitoba.
Pretium updates Brucejack feasibility
Pretium Resources’ (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) revised feasibility study for its Brucejack gold–silver project in B.C. shows the deposit is economical, even at low gold prices.
Avala’s open-pit mine plan for Timok in Serbia
VANCOUVER — Serbia has received attention lately as an under-explored jurisdiction for copper porphyry targets, but for junior Avala Resources (TSXV: AVZ) the story is all about gold. To this end, the company has just tabled an…
Augusta says yes to sweetened Hudbay takeover
VANCOUVER — After a drawn-out takeover battle that tested proposed new regulations on the tenure of shareholder rights plans in B.C., Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) has agreed to a sweetened takeover bid from Hudbay Minerals…
Rubicon keeps Phoenix on course
Thanks to two financing deals that came through early this year, developer Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) now says mine construction is half complete at its Phoenix gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake camp, and the…
Dundee dives into Canadian diamonds
Canadian diamonds are coming back into fashion, and analysts at Dundee Capital Markets have noticed, initiating coverage of two diamond developers in Canada and three advanced explorers.
Ross Beaty to invest in Odin Mining
Fresh on the heels of the $470 million sale of Lumina Copper (TSXV: LCC) and its Taca Taca project in Argentina to First Quantum Metals (TSX: FM; LSE: FM) earlier this month, Lumina’s founder and largest shareholder, Ross Beaty, is making…
Open letter: Uranium, BAPE and social acceptability in Quebec
The 70 Quebec scientists and professionals from industry and academia who have signed this open letter are committed to using their know-how in an ethical, socially responsible and environmentally responsible manner. Exploration for and…
‘Peak diamonds’ on the horizon?
The fracking boom in North America may have made “peak oil” somewhat of a dated phrase, but could “peak diamonds” take its place as the catchphrase for resource investors?
Royal Nickel strikes again with True North
Less than two months after Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) acquired a strategic 25% stake in Sudbury Platinum, which is advancing the Aer-Kidd nickel–cobalt–platinum group metals project in the Sudbury basin, the junior has…
Euromax set to build Macedonia’s first ‘modern mine’
VANCOUVER — London-based Euromax Resources (TSXV: EOX) is on the verge of making history by building the first modern-day mine in Macedonia. The company has tabled a prefeasibility study on its Ilovitza gold–copper…