Iamgold sells Niobec mine to ex-CEO of Barrick
Former Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) CEO Aaron Regent is back in action.
Gold
Lundin to buy Candelaria from Freeport
VANCOUVER — Rumours had been swirling for months over Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNCF) eyeing of Freeport-McMoRan’s (NYSE: FCX) 80% stake in the Candelaria copper-mining complex in Chile’s Atacama province, and…
Podcast: Brent Cook provides insight on the junior gold market
Brent Cook, a veteran mining analyst and editor of Exploration Insights, talks about the state of the junior gold market and shares his investment criteria and top stock picks.
Podcast: Mickey Fulp explains what’s weighing down commodities
Mickey Fulp, the Mercenary Geologist, dissects the recent movements in the Venture market, the greenback and two metals he follows closely — gold and uranium.
Monarques builds critical mass
Over the last 18 months, Monarques Resources (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) has taken advantage of the depressed capital markets to accumulate 13 gold properties on the cheap in Val-d’Or, Que.
Integra Gold gets creative with Sigma-Lamaque
VANCOUVER — It’s not often that a junior company can get its hands on a 2,200-tonne-per-day processing facility a mere 500 metres way from its resource-stage project boundary. But that’s exactly what Integra…
U.S. markets under pressure, Sept. 22-26
U.S. markets ended in negative territory during the trading week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 166.59 points, or 0.96% to 17,113.15, and the S&P 500 Index sliding 27.55 points, or 1.37%, to 1,982.85. The Philadelphia Gold…
TSX declines, Sept. 22-26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 238.58 points during the trading week to end at 15,026.77. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index stayed relatively flat at 170.72 points, while the spot price for gold added US$3.20 per oz. to US$1,219.40. The…
Hudbay opens two mines
Hudbay Minerals’ Lalor and Reed mines officially opened on Sept. 16 in Manitoba.
Eastmain’s Eau Claire deposit grows in lonore’s shadow
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF) is confident that its Eau Claire deposit will become the second gold mine in Quebec’s James Bay region, following Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) nearly built…
Calibre Mining wins over Pierre Lassonde
When executive chairman Doug Forster and director Blayne Johnson of Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) sat down at the Denver Gold Forum in mid-September and presented an update on the company’s Nicaraguan gold projects to Pierre…
Precipitate Gold team talks discovery at Ginger Ridge
VANCOUVER — It took junior Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG; US-OTC: PREIF) two years of socio-political wrangling to get its drills turning, but only a fraction of that time to make a discovery at its 125 sq. km Juan de Herrera…