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The past-producing pit at Paramount Gold and Silver's Sleeper gold-silver project in Nevada. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Site visit: Paramount stages golden revival at Sleeper

WINNEMUCCA, NEV. — For Nevada-based explorer Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X), there’s a lot to be said for making something old new again. In mid-2010 the company picked up the past-producing Sleeper gold-silver mine, which…


B2Gold hits new gold at developing Otjikoto mine

VANCOUVER — With its list of gold mines having just climbed from two to three following the takeover of CGA Mining and with a fourth mine under construction, B2Gold (BTO-T) expects to churn out more than half a million ounces of gold…


Hanlong reneges on Sundance deal

VANCOUVER — Mining companies and resource investors are going to have a tough time believing Hanlong Group if it tables another takeover offer. Twice the huge Chinese energy and resource company has offered to take over junior miners, but…


Newstrike outlines maiden resource at Ana Paula

VANCOUVER — It has been a fun ride for Vancouver-based explorer Newstrike Capital (NES-V) at its flagship Ana Paula gold-silver project along the emerging gold belt in Guerrero State, Mexico. After acquiring the project three years ago,…


Workers drill into a tailings dump on El Tigre Silver's eponymous silver-gold project in Mexico's Sonora state. Source: El Tigre Silver

El Tigre wants to turn old tailings into cash for exploration

VANCOUVER — If things work out according to plan, El Tigre Silver (ELS-V) will be producing silver before year-end from historic tailing dumps at its Mexican property. These ounces will give El Tigre the income it needs to keep drilling…


Kootenay Silver's Promontorio project in  Mexico's Sonora state. Source: Kootenay Silver

Agnico buys into Kootenay

For the second time this month Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has taken a strategic stake in a junior exploration company with promising assets.


Construction at K+S's Legacy potash mine in Saskatchewan. Source: K+S AG

Costs climb, commissioning delayed at Legacy potash mine

VANCOUVER – News of a 26% capital cost increase and six-month start-up delay at the Legacy potash mine in Saskatchewan drove owner K+S AG’s share price to a five-month low, but the German company remains confident the project offers…


San Gold exploration manager Bill Ferreira  at the Rice Lake gold mining complex in Bissett, Manitoba. Source: San Gold

San Gold aims to become cash positive in late 2013

San Gold (SGR-T) is striving to improve its performance while battling unfavourable market conditions and declining gold prices by re-focusing on profitability rather than on growth like many of its peers and seniors these days.



Hefty price tag for Avalon’s Nechalacho

It may be the first feasibility level study completed on a major heavy rare earth project outside of China, but the $1.58 billion price tag of Avalon Rare Metals’ (AVL-T, AVL-X) flagship Nechalacho project in the Northwest Territories has…


UEX, Areva boost uranium resources at Shea Creek

UEX (UEX-T) has bumped up resources at its 49%-held Shea Creek uranium project in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan, now the largest undeveloped uranium resource in the much coveted basin, demoting Cameco’s (CCO-T,…



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