Permitting patience pays for Precipitate Gold
VANCOUVER — In early 2012 the northwest corner of the Dominican Republic was one of the hottest gold plays in the world.
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B2Gold defines large resource near Otjikoto in Namibia
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) has unveiled an initial resource estimate for the Wolfshag zone that’s near its 90%-held Otjikoto gold deposit in Namibia, indicating the zone could boost the economics of its newest mine.
Orezone streamlines heap-leach economics at Bombor
VANCOUVER — Around seven months ago junior Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) announced a notable shift in strategy at its Bomboré project 85 km east of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The company had initially hoped to take…
Editorial: Falling loonie resets expectations
The free fall of the Canadian dollar, which has only accelerated in 2014, undoubtedly has the CFOs of Canada’s mining companies breaking out the spreadsheets and tallying up the pluses and minuses of the new, low-loonie environment.
Murenbeeld explains gold’s decline and argues for coming climb
VANCOUVER – Gold’s fall last year and its outlook in 2014 are both complicated and straightforward, according to Martin Murenbeeld, the chief economist with Dundee Capital Market, and his weighing of all factors results in a gently…
OceanaGold posts strong finish in 2013
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OGDCF; ASX: OGC) exceeded its gold and copper production guidance for 2013 at lower than planned costs, while slashing debt by US$45 million in the fourth quarter, the company reports.
Carlin-style gold aplenty for ATAC in the Yukon
KENO CITY, YUKON — ATAC Resources (TSXV: ATC) has discovered nine gold zones in four years, many of which offer high grades. That alone is impressive, but the kind of gold ATAC is uncovering in the eastern Yukon is equally…
Thompson Creek Metals on track
Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC) is in the final stages of ramping up its Mt. Milligan mine in northern B.C., and it’s on track to reach commercial production in the first quarter of 2014.
Bullman hits gold in first holes at Siguiri
VANCOUVER — Five months after acquiring the Siguiri project in its qualifying transaction, Bullman Minerals’ (TSXV: BUL) first holes into the West African project have returned good gold grades.
Gold Reach keeps pulling mineralization out of Ootsa
VANCOUVER — With 53 drill holes completed in 2013, Gold Reach Resources (TSXV: GRV; US-OTC: GRJVF) is showing that the hills around Houston reliably host copper, gold, silver and molybdenum.
El Nino wins arbitration in BC for Kasala copper project in DRC
For the last four years, El Nino Ventures (TSXV: ELN; US-OTC: ELNOF) has fought an increasingly bitter battle to keep its grip on Infinity Resources, a joint venture that owns the Kasala copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
NovaCopper prepares for a big year
NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ; NYSE-MKT: NCQ) will be coming out with an updated resource estimate for its Bornite carbonate-hosted copper deposit in northwestern Alaska before the end of March, and expects to kick off a prefeasibility study of Arctic,…