Primero eyes more production, lower costs in 2015
Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) forecasts better prospects in 2015 after a troublesome 2014, when it recorded an 89% drop in adjusted profit, despite meeting its full-year production guidance.
Gold
Yamana aims to apply ‘lessons learned’ at Cerro Moro
VANCOUVER — It’s become relatively rare to see intermediate gold producers commit capital to new developments, but Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is bucking the trend at its Cerro Moro low-sulphidation epithermal deposit in Santa…
Sandstorm to scoop up Gold Royalties in $5.7M all-share deal
VANCOUVER — Streaming and royalty outfit Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) has been on a bit of a dealmaking tear to start the year. The company locked down 10 new royalty agreements in West Africa and Nevada, and on Feb. 18 it…
Coeur takes US$1B writedown in 2014
Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE), the largest U.S.-based silver producer, reported a wider net loss for 2014 as it took a US$1-billion after-tax writedown in the fourth quarter, following weaker silver and gold prices.
Barrick heads ‘back to the future,’ but writedowns persist
VANCOUVER — Much of the rhetoric in Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent marketing drive has involved getting back to its roots and rediscovering the “lean and nimble” business model that led to the…
TerraX takes conservative approach to a forgotten greenstone belt
VANCOUVER — TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR; US-OTC: TRXXF) has been making slow but steady improvements to its Yellowknife City gold project, which is located along trend of the multi-million ounce Giant-Con gold deposits in the Northwest…
Hudbay looks forward to big returns on investment in 2015
VANCOUVER — According to Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) president and CEO David Garofalo the past year marked a “turning point” for the company that will see roughly five years of expansion and capital investment…
Inca One’s Peruvian strategy poised to pay off
VANCOUVER — In early 2013, fledgling gold producer Inca One Gold (TSXV: IO; US-OTC: INCAF) shifted its business model away from exploration in a bid to benefit from a new mineral landscape in Peru. The decision was fuelled by President…
Otterburn’s K92 picks up Barrick’s Kainantu mine
Measures taken by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) to divest non-core assets, chip away at debt and focus on five cornerstone mines in the Americas are benefiting juniors like Otterburn Resources (TSXV: OBN).
Imperial opens Red Chris in BC
VANCOUVER — Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) celebrated the first production of copper concentrate on Feb. 17 at its newly built Red Chris copper-gold mine, 80 km south of Dease Lake in northwestern B.C.
Integra highlights Lamaque’s exploration upside
VANCOUVER — The recent buzz around junior Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) has mostly involved its production prospects after a mill-and-plant purchase at its Lamaque gold property in the heart of the Val-d’Or gold camp in…
Southern Copper’s 2014 profit hit by lower copper prices
Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), controlled by Grupo Mexico, reported weak fourth quarter and full year 2014 earnings, largely due to a 7% drop in copper prices since 2013.