Neita looks good for Unigold
Unigold (TSXV: UGD; US-OTC: UGDIF) may have more on its hands with its Neita property in the Dominican Republic than first believed.
Gold
Dalradian seeks to optimize Curraghinalt
Metallurgical test work at the small but high-grade Curraghinalt gold deposit in Northern Ireland suggests that Dalradian Resources (TSX: DNA) can achieve higher recoveries using a sequential gravity flotation circuit rather than whole-ore…
Barrick shelves Pascua-Lama
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) has suspended construction at its controversial Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina and Chile, citing lower metal prices and regulatory and legal uncertainties.
The battle continues at Taseko’s New Prosperity
VANCOUVER — The permitting saga has lasted nearly four years for B.C.-based copper producer Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) and its New Prosperity copper-gold project, 125 km southwest of Williams Lake, but the proposed…
Editorial: Is Pretium petering out?
The Pretium saga brings to mind the old joke about the ever-optimistic geologist seeing that the glass is half full, while the mining engineer sees only that the glass should be reduced in size by 50%.
Silver Wheaton buys half of Constancia’s gold output
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has inked a second offtake agreement on Hudbay Mineral’s (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Constancia polymetallic project in southern Peru: this time for its gold output.
Orezone issues paper for cash
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) has more money for its company coffers as it managed to raise another $5 million by issuing more equity.
Kirkland Lake sells Macassa royalty to Franco-Nevada
VANCOUVER — Royalty and metal streaming agreements have risen to prominence over the past few years, and Ontario-based Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; LON: KGI) opted to get in on the action on Oct. 29, when it inked a royalty agreement…
Northern Vertex mines Moss
BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA — Sometimes an old project just needs a new perspective. For the Moss gold-silver mine project in northwestern Arizona, that new perspective arrived two and a half years ago when Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE)…
Brigus Gold could extend mine life at Black Fox
Orebodies in the Timmins camp of Ontario often surpass depths of 1,000 metres, so investors in Brigus Gold (TSX: BRD; NYSE-MKT: BRD) cheered when they heard that a downdip test hole drilled from the underground at the company’s Black Fox…
Asanko gets the cash for Esaase
Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG) has taken a major step towards turning its Esaase gold project in Ghana into a mine.
Allied Nevada gets back on track
After a rough second quarter slashed its stock price, Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) could make the year’s biggest comeback.