Denison eyes JNR in the Athabasca
In a move to lock up uranium-rich ground in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan, Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) plans to buy joint-venture partner JNR Resources (JNN-V) for nearly $10 million.
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More headaches for Anglo American
Skyrocketing costs are eating into the pocketbooks of miners across the industry, and Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q) is no exception.
Thompson Creek slumps, but Mt. Milligan on track
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is sinking deeper into the red as it builds the $1.5-billion Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in central B.C., posting a third-quarter net loss of US$48.2 million, or US29¢ a share, compared with a profit…
Kinross reports strong Q3 results
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) shares have fallen by 15% since the beginning of October, but strong third-quarter results portend a turnaround is in store, analysts say.
Banks Island moves Yellow Giant towards production
It has been a quick ride for B.C.-focused explorer Banks Island Gold (BOZ-V). Just 18 months since Banks Island signed an earn-in agreement on its Yellow Giant gold-silver property, 110 km south of Prince Rupert, the company has released a…
Auriga’s new vision for Puffy Lake
Auriga Gold (AIA-V) wants to bring the Puffy gold mine in northwestern Manitoba back to life — only this time, as a more modest and efficient operation.
Cliffs delays expanding Bloom Lake, curbs output for 2013
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is hitting the brakes on its iron ore operations in North America, as fundamentals for the metal weaken with unstable prices and a drop in North American steelmaking.
Black Iron takes on Ukrainian iron ore
Low operating costs and proximity to steel mills in Europe and the Middle East make Black Iron’s (BKI-T) Shymanivske iron ore project in the Ukraine a compelling proposition, despite fluctuations in the iron ore price, the Toronto-based…
Slater’s patience rewarded in Kazakhstan’s goldfields
Business partners Ian Slater and Robert Bell first set their sights on Kazakhstan mineral potential not long after the country declared independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Two decades later, their vision of developing a…
Teras releases maiden resource at Cahuilla
VANCOUVER — Calgary-based explorer Teras Resources (TRA-V) has accomplished its first goal at its flagship Cahuilla gold-silver project in northwest Imperial County, California. On Nov. 30, the company pulled together historic data and…
Gold Fields reduces its SA risk, spins out two mines
Gold Fields (GFI-N) is lowering its South African risk by spinning out its wholly-owned subsidiary that holds the KDC and Beatrix gold mines in the country into a new firm called Sibanye Gold. While this may sound like a step in the right…
Interview with Quest’s CEO Peter Cashin
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X) is advancing its Strange Lake rare earth element (REE) deposit in northern Quebec and expects to deliver a prefeasibility study on the project by year end or early January, followed by a feasibility study…