Canada Lithium pushing to make first shipment
Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) is closing in on adding Canadian hard-rock production to the lithium market, although it is taking slightly longer than expected.
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Tahoe eyes the finish line at Escobal
Tahoe Resources’ (THO-T, TAHO-N) investors have something to cheer about as the company received the final mining license for its high-grade Escobal silver deposit in southeast Guatemala — clearing a key hurdle in getting its…
Editorial: CAR crash
Another year, another bloody coup in Africa. This time it’s the Central African Republic that’s reeling after an assault by Seleka rebels on the presidential palace in the capital Bangui in late March left dozens dead, including 13…
Rainy River outlines new gold zone in advance of feasibility study
VANCOUVER – A new zone keeps generating gold-silver hits at Rainy River Resources’ (RR-T) namesake project in northwestern Ontario, creating a slew of strong numbers to inform a new resource estimate planned for the middle of the year….
Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar
Turkey—a nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 1,600 km long and 800 km wide—is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold…
One man’s talc is another man’s treasure
With large companies shedding assets to trim costs and juniors struggling to pay the bills — not to mention raise money — it’s probably safe to say that listing a new exploration company these days is not for the faint of…
Orocobre set to make a mark in lithium
When over 500 people gather at a desolate salt flat in Argentina, it probably has something to do with mining.
Century Iron Mines lays out two mine plans
VANCOUVER — Century Iron Mines (FER-T) has a portfolio full of projects, a fair pile of cash, backing from not one but two Chinese partners and a plan to become a mid-sized iron ore producer within the next few years.
McIlvenna Bay keeps growing for Foran
Foran Mining (FOM-V) has bulked up resources at the McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in east-central Saskatchewan, with increases of 15% and 18% in indicated and inferred tonnage.
Great Western reveals PEA for South African REE mine
VANCOUVER — It has been a busy start to the year for Saskatoon-based rare earth outfit Great Western Minerals (GWG-V) and its past-producing Steenkampskraal project, 350 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. The company kicked off 2013…
Luna’s gold is Sandstorm’s gain
Luna Gold’s (LGC-T) Aurizona gold mine in northeastern Brazil’s Maranhao state looks more robust each day, and that’s good news for two sets of shareholders.
Production keeps climbing for Fortuna Silver
VANCOUVER — Record silver and gold production that beat its own guidance enabled Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) to achieve record revenues in 2012, which leaves the company well positioned to complete a planned expansion at its…