Good gold recoveries might improve economics for Corvus at North Bullfrog
VANCOUVER — Metallurgical test work is returning good results for Corvus Gold (KOR-T), as the company pushes towards production at its North Bullfrog gold project in Nevada.
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Meadow Bay doubles Atlanta gold resource
VANCOUVER — Shareholders of Meadow Bay Gold (MAY-T) enjoyed a share price jump after the Vancouver-based explorer doubled resources at its wholly owned Atlanta gold-silver project in Lincoln County, Nev.
Colombian violence hurts Continental even as Buritica drills find new high grade
VANCOUVER – Drills at Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) Buritica project in Colombia keep hitting new areas of high-grade gold and silver but a resurgence of violence in the country following the end of a two-month FARC ceasefire is making…
US stocks post first weekly loss in 2013
U.S. equities ended the Feb. 4–8 trading week down with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.1% or 16.82 points to 13,992.97, putting an end to five weeks of gains.
Getting it right at Comstock
Struggling with broken balance sheets and non-progressive management philosophies is part of his DNA, Corrado DeGasperis says.
Canada buys back a little Sudbury
The upstart precious metals-streaming business has clearly reached the big leagues, with a blockbuster cash deal being forged between Vale (VALE-N) and Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N).
Good gold recoveries might improve economics at North Bullfrog
VANCOUVER – Metallurgical testwork is returning good results for Corvus Gold (KOR-T) as the company pushes towards production at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada.
Aurizon shuts out Alamos
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has rejected Alamos Gold’s (AGI-T) hostile bid, calling it “financially inadequate and opportunistic.”
Lassonde calls for new thinking in the exploration game
VANCOUVER — The final day of Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 featured a keynote speech from industry veteran and Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) chairman Pierre Lassonde. Though best known for his often bullish stance on long-term gold…
Yukon exploration slow but steady in 2012
VANCOUVER — Depressed equity markets, a cool spring that kept snow on the ground and floods in June that washed out major roads meant 2012 was much quieter in the Yukon than it was in 2011.
Gold, copper remain Alaska’s best undeveloped assets
VANCOUVER — Alaska did not see new mines commissioned or built in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup 2013 in Vancouver showed that mining and…
Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?
Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential squeezeplay from the government.