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Dundee tallies gold resource at Kapan in Armenia

Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) released its much-anticipated maiden resource estimate for the Shahumyan gold deposit at its Kapan mine in Armenia, and the market apparently likes what it sees.


Aurcana's wholly-owned Shafter silver project in Presidio County, Texas. Source: Aurcana

Aurcana sets production records, Red Kite loan stalled

VANCOUVER — Silver producer Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF) is improving operations at its wholly owned La Negra silver-copper-lead-zinc mine in Queretaro State, Mexico. The company’s mill boosted its daily throughput by 41%…


Dewatering the pit at the Kringel deposit, part of Flinders Resources' Woxna graphite project in Sweden. Source: Flinders Resources

Flinders gains on Woxna graphite PEA

VANCOUVER — Flinders Resources (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FLNXF) should be able to restart the mine at its fully owned and permitted Woxna graphite project in Sweden for US$16.7 million, which could be repaid in a few years by selling the…


A geologist takes notes at Matamec's Zeus property in Quebec.

Matamec drops on feasibility study

Matamec Explorations (TSXV: MAT; US-OTC: MHREF) took a hit after the Montreal-based explorer published a feasibility study for its Kipawa joint-venture heavy rare earth elements project near Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Its shares dropped 33%, or…


Eldorado sees promising exploration results

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has been keeping busy, with 106,500 metres drilled so far this year at its mine sites and exploration targets in China, Turkey, Brazil, Romania and Greece.


Drill rigs at the Gas Hills uranium project in Wyoming, which was recently acquired by Energy Fuels. Source: Strathmore Minerals

Energy Fuels aims to be a force in US uranium

Uranium miner Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NASDAQ: CLNE) has provided a market update after acquiring Strathmore Minerals by way of a plan of arrangement — a move that shareholders of both companies applauded.


Drill rigs earlier this year at NioGold Mining's Marban gold project in Quebec.  Source: NioGold Mining

The Abitibi belt keeps giving

VANCOUVER — Only a true world-class gold camp reveals new ounces when a sector-wide downturn has quieted so many drills. As such, two estimates offering resource ounces is a good reminder that the Abitibi greenstone belt is one such camp.


Copper rolls shining in the sun.

Base metal equities to shine in November, Salman Partners says

Stock markets are starting to recognize that they have been under-pricing base metal equities, Salman Partners senior mining analyst Raymond Goldie reasons and investors should “wait two months, then start taking advantage of this trend.”



Moving material onto a conveyor at Orbite Aluminae's Grande-Valle aluminous clay project in Gasp, Quebec. Source: Orbite Aluminae

Orbite lines up funds for HPA plant

Orbite Aluminae (TSX: ORT; US-OTC: EORBF) says it will complete an equity raise “within the coming weeks” to help finish building and optimizing its high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in Cap-Chat, Que., after a proposed financing was…


Cameco's McArthur River uranium mine located in northern Saskatchewan.  Source: Cameco

Final HEU shipment a catalyst for uranium industry

The final shipment of highly enriched uranium (HEU) to the U.S. from nuclear disarmament and military stockpiles in Russia under the 1993 Megatons to Megawatts agreement left St. Petersburg on Aug. 21, and analysts believe the end of the…



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