Timmins Gold doubles Q2 profits
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) has reported a second-quarter profit of US$3.2 million, or US2¢ per share, which is double the amount earned a year ago, but below the consensus estimate of US4¢ per share.
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Newmont to build mine in Suriname
After spending the past year selling off assets and slashing costs, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NMC) is moving forward with its Merian gold mine project in Suriname, and plans to spend up to $1 billion to build its first mine in the South…
West African charts path to low-cost gold production
VANCOUVER — In the six months since it acquired the Tanlouka gold project in Burkina Faso, West African Resources (TSXV: WAF) has drilled 124 holes, updated the resource, tested Mankanga’s metallurgy and shown that a US$44-million…
Building roads to resources a priority, says NWT premier
Mining is the largest industrial sector in the Northwest Territories (NWT), and building transportation and other important infrastructure is the key to unlocking its potential, NWT Premier Bob McLeod said at a symposium in Toronto on Aug. 6.
Editorial: Who designed the Mount Polley tailings dam?
It’s a week and a half after the massive tailings spill at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper–gold mine in B.C.’s Cariboo region, and many unclear aspects of the disaster are coming into better focus.
TSX declines, July 28-Aug.1
Canada’s main stock index tumbled during the trading week, posting its biggest drop since early May.
Asanko approves gold mine construction in Ghana
Asanko Gold’s directors (TSX: AKG; NYSE: AKG) have given management the green light to build the first phase of the Asanko gold mine in Ghana for US$295 million, and the company expects to break ground within a month.
San Gold to merge with Kerr Mines
Winnipeg-based junior miner San Gold (TSX: SGR; US-OTC: SGRCF) is merging with Toronto-based explorer and developer Kerr Mines (TSX: KER; US-OTC: AISDC). San Gold intends to use the skills it honed turning around its Rice Lake gold mine complex…
Coeur revamps Palmarejo mine plan
VANCOUVER — It’s been almost six years since U.S. producer Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NSYE: CDE) last released a mine plan for its wholly owned Palmarejo gold–silver operation, 420 km southwest of Chihuahua, Mexico, and a…
Atac sees modest gold mine at Tiger in Yukon
Gold explorer Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC) has wrapped up the first economic study of its Rackla gold project in the Yukon — a positive preliminary economic assessment of the oxide portion of the…
Troy fast tracks Karouni with open-pit plan
VANCOUVER — Gold producer Troy Resources (TSX: TRY; US-OTC: TRYRF) acquired the Karouni gold project located 180 km southwest of Georgetown, Guyana, US$200 million just over a year ago, and now anticipates having a mine in operation…
Centerra’s Atkinson talks Kumtor, M&A opportunities
VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold’s (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) wholly owned Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgyz Republic — 350 km southwest of the capital of Bishkek — is an ample cash generator, and president and CEO Ian Atkinson says…