Gold


Agnico Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd checks out the heap-leach pad at the new La India gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Agnico gears up La India for production

SONORA, MEXICO — Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) gets things done quickly: it’s on the cusp of producing gold from its La India mine in northern Mexico, less than two years after acquiring it from Grayd Resource.



Avocet falters ahead of ramp-up

Avocet Mining (LSE: AVM; US-OTC: AVVGF) failed to impress the market with third-quarter production results from its Inata mine in Burkina Faso.


A view of Val-d'Or, Quebec. Source: Integra Gold

Integra wants to add its name to Val-d’Or lore

Integra Gold’s (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: KALRF) formula for getting through the current tough patch in the mining market is about as straightforward as it gets: the Vancouver-based company is driving its high-grade Lamaque gold project in…


Kinross' Dvoinoye  gold project in Russia's Chukotka region. Source: Kinross Gold

Kinross delivers Dvoinoye on budget, amidst job cuts

VANCOUVER — News is mixed for shareholders of Toronto-based producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), as the company pushes expansion plans while grappling with cost-cutting measures prompted by asset writedowns and weaker gold prices.


A drill rig at Lydian's  Amulsar gold mine in Armenia. Source: Lydian International

Lydian rebounds on heap leach approval

VANCOUVER — Shares in  Lydian International (TSX: LYD) surged 25% on news that the Armenian government had  approved a new location for the heap-leach facility at the compnany’s proposed Amulsar gold mine in the country,…


Drilling at Ivanhoe's Platreef project in South Africa. Source: Ivanhoe Mines

‘Unprecedented’ hit at Flatreef PGM deposit

A 90-metre intersection of 4.51 grams per tonne of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold — plus 0.37% nickel and 0.20% copper — at Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Flatreef deposit in South Africa has reignited talk of…


Sabina Gold & Silver 100%-owned Back River project in Nunavut. Source: Sabina Gold & Silver

Drilling at Back River lifts Sabina

Shares of Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) were up 7% in mid-day trading in Toronto after the Nunavut-focused junior released more infill drill results from the Umwelt deposit, part of its 100%-owned Back River project.


Fortuna releases maiden resource at Trinidad North

VANCOUVER — Shares of Mexico-focused producer Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) received a boost following news of a successful drill program at the company’s San Jose silver-gold mine in Oaxaca State, Mexico. On Oct. 17 Fortuna…



Columbus cuts near-surface gold at Eastside

VANCOUVER — Shares of Nevada-focused explorer Columbus Gold (TSXV: CGT) were on the rise following the release of promising near-surface drill assays from its Eastside gold asset located 40 km due west of Tonopah, Nevada. The company’s…


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